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Noun: swain  sweyn
Usage: archaic
  1. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    "if I'd known he was her swain I wouldn't have asked";
    - boyfriend, fellow, beau, young man

Derived forms: swains

Type of: adult male, lover, man

Encyclopedia: Swain Swain, Jon Swain, Norwegian ruler for Canute the Great

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