Found 2 items, similar to swain.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: swain
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” [syn:
boyfriend,
fellow,
beau,
young man]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Swain
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.]
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Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.
--Chaucer.
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2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a
cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
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It were a happy life
To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak.
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Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.
--Pope.
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