About The Word Swain
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Swain
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What's The Definition Of Swain?
[n] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Swain: beau | boyfriend | fellow | young man Related Terms | Find terms related to Swain: See Also | adult male | lover | man Swain In Webster's Dictionary \Swain\, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy,
servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. sw[=a]n, OHG.
swein.]
1. A servant. [Obs.]
Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.
--Chaucer.
2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a
cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
It were a happy life To be no better than a homely
swain. --Shak.
Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.
--Pope.
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