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swain

[ sweyn ]

noun

  1. a male admirer or lover.
  2. a country lad.
  3. a country gallant.


swain

/ ²õ·É±ðɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a male lover or admirer
  2. a country youth
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ·É²¹¾±²Ô¾±²õ³ó, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ·É²¹¾±²Ôi²õ³ó adjective
  • ²õ·É²¹¾±²Ôi²õ³ó·ness noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·²õ·É²¹¾±²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swain1

before 1150; Middle English swein servant < Old Norse sveinn boy, servant; cognate with Old English ²õ·ÉÄå²Ô
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swain1

Old English ²õ·ÉÄå²Ô swineherd; related to Old High German swein, Old Norse sveinn boy; see swine
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It is Elizabeth, not her equally eccentric and stubborn swain, who refuses to wed “because I can’t risk having my scientific contributions submerged beneath your name.â€

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When her earlier swain returns from the war, he goes on a regretful bender, but then he, too, settles for someone else.

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John Mayer — one of her increasingly famous short-term swains — said he was “humiliated†by her song “Dear John.â€

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Like a handsome but withholding swain, Elba draws us back to “Luther†time and again.

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The performers are often Bambi-eyed maidens and clean-cut swains who have not necessarily been recruited for their vocal gifts.

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