swain

swain

S0930400 (swān)n.1. A country lad, especially a young shepherd.2. A young male suitor or lover.

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[Middle English, young man, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

swain

(sweɪn) n1. a male lover or admirer2. a country youth[Old English swān swineherd; related to Old High German swein, Old Norse sveinn boy; see swine] ˈswainish adj

swain

(sweɪn)

n. 1. a male admirer or lover. 2. a country lad. [before 1150; Middle English swein servant < Old Norse sveinn boy, servant, c. Old English swān, Old High German swein] swain′ish, adj. swain′ish•ness, n.

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swain - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"beau, boyfriend, young man, fellowlover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someoneadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

swain

nounA man who courts a woman:admirer, beau, courter, suitor, wooer.

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