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Websters 1828 Dictionary

Swain SWAIN, n.
1. A young man.
2. A country servant employed in husbandry.
3. A pastoral youth. [It is used chiefly in this sense, and in poetry.]
Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.

WordNet (r) 3.0

swain n 1: 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" [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]

Anagrams

swain siwan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

swain noun Etymology: Middle English swein boy, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; akin to Old English swān swain, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide Date: 14th century 1. rustic, peasant; specifically shepherd 2. a male admirer or suitor • swainish adjective • swainishness noun

Oxford English Reference Dictionary

swain
n.
1 archaic a country youth.
2 poet. a young lover or suitor.
Etymology: ME swein f. ON sveinn lad = OE swan swineherd, f. Gmc

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

swain (swains) A swain is a young man who is in love. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT

English Explanatory Dictionary

swain sweɪn n. 1 archaic a country youth. 2 poet. a young lover or suitor. [ME swein f. ON sveinn lad = OE swan swineherd, f. Gmc]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swain 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.

U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Swain, NY Zip code(s): 14884

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

swain n. 1. Rustic, hind, peasant, countryman, clown. 2. Country gallant, rustic lover, wooer, suitor, adorer, inamorato, amoroso.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "swain": Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso, beau, bodyguard, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, chaperon, companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort, esquire, fellow, fellow traveler, flame, gallant, gentleman friend, gigolo, guard, inamorato, lady-killer, love-maker, man, necker, old man, petter, philanderer, safe-conduct, seducer, sheik, shepherd, spark, sparker, squire, sugar daddy, usher, wooer, young man

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