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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Swardit, Suarded, Soarded, p.p. and ppl. adj. [Sward v. and n. 2; cf. e.m.E. soarded (1669), later Eng. swarded (1788).] Covered with grassy turf; turfed. —attrib. 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 65.
The swardit soyll enbrovd with selcouth hewys 1685 Acts VIII 494/2.
The ground labourers have introduced a custom of delving teiling and cast[i]ng up great quantities of corn ground, meadow ground and suarded ground which they lay in heaps to rott for making fulȝie or maner to their land —predic. 1696 Donaldson Husbandry 29.
There is twenty aikers of grass, which cannot be expected to be very good, because it gets not leave to ly above tuo years, and therefore cannot be well soarded
