Definitions
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
Word origin
From Middle English swayn, swain, sweyn, swein, from Old English sweġen (attested also as personal name Swein, Sweġen), from Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”), thus properly one's own.
Used in a sentence
“theſe that ſeeme but ſilly country Swaines, May haue the leading of so great an hoſte, As with their waight ſhal make the mountains quake.”
“Why thus from the Plain does my Shepherdess rove Forsaking Her Swain and neglecting his love?”
“You're the belle of the ball, and these are all your swains, hoping for a glimpse of ankle.”
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01“Suitor”5 letters
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