swain

swain

 (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.]

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swain

(sweɪn)

n

1. a male lover or admirer

2. a country youth

[Old English swān swineherd; related to Old High German swein, Old Norse sveinn boy; see swine]

ˈswainish adj

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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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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, fellow lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

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swain

noun

A man who courts a woman:

admirer, beau, courter, suitor, wooer.

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Translations

swain

[sweɪn] N (archaic, hum) (= lad) → zagal m; (= suitor) → pretendiente m, amante m

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swain

n (old, = suitor) → Freier m; (= lad) → Bursch(e) m

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