Antonyms for swain
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : sweyn |
Phonetic Transcription : sweɪn |
Definition of swain
Origin :- mid-12c., "young man attendant upon a knight," from Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant, attendant," from Proto-Germanic *swainaz "attendant, servant," properly "one's own (man)," from PIE *swoi-no-, from root *swe- "oneself, alone, apart" (see idiom). Cognate with Old English swan "shepherd, swineherd," Old Saxon swen, Old High German swein. Meaning "country or farm laborer" is from 1570s; that of "lover, wooer" (in pastoral poetry) is from 1580s.
- noun beau
- The more costly the musical ingredients, the greater the swain's devotion!
- Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
- A swain touched then his lute, or whatever you may call it, to his Dulcinea.
- Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough
- Her own swain was waiting for her, but not for that would she abjure the quest.
- Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown
- He called in the university for Swain, and the two went "down town" together.
- Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
- Mr. Swain is an honest and an able man, though he believes in things I do not.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- Fears for my own safety alone kept me from telling you and Mr. Swain.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- At this moment the door opened, and Mr. Swain came in hurriedly.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- "I do not fear work, Mr. Swain," I remarked, with some pride.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- I pulled him into Mr. Swain's private room, where we would be free of the clerks.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- I cannot bear to recall my misery of mind after Mr. Swain's death.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
Synonyms for swain
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