swain
noun
- a country youth
- a young rustic lover or gallant
- a lover or suitor
See swain in American Heritage Dictionary 4
swain
noun- A country lad, especially a young shepherd.
- A beau.
Origin: Middle English, young man, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.
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