swainish

Variant of swain

swain definition

swain (swān)

noun

  1. a country youth
  2. a young rustic lover or gallant
  3. a lover or suitor

Etymology: ME swein < ON sveinn, boy, servant, akin to OE swan, shepherd, peasant, youth < IE *swe-, one's own, apart

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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