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noun Etymology: Middle English swein boy, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; akin to Old English swan ~, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide Date: 14th century 1. rustic, peasant; specifically shepherd 2. a male admirer or suitor • ~ish adjective • ~ishness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 archaic a country youth. 2 poet. a young lover or suitor. Etymology: ME swein f. ON sveinn lad = OE swan swineherd, f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 12c., "young man attendant upon a knight," from O.N. sveinn "boy, servant, attendant," from P.Gmc. *swainaz. Cognate with O.E. swan "shepherd." Meaning "country or farm laborer" is from 1579; that of "lover, wooer" (in pastoral poetry) is from 1585. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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