Word of the Day 10/02/22 Swain
Swain (noun)
swain [ sweyn ]
noun
1. a male admirer or lover.
2. a country lad.
3. a country gallant.
OTHER WORDS FROM SWAIN
swainish, adjective
swain·ish·ness, noun
un·der·swain, noun
WORDS RELATED TO SWAIN
admirer, beloved, cavalier, escort, flame, honey, inamorato, love, lover, paramour, squire, steady, suitor, sweetheart, wooer, fiancé, gentleman friend, truelove
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ORIGIN: before 1150; Middle English swein servant < Old Norse sveinn boy, servant; cognate with Old English swān
HOW TO USE SWAIN IN A SENTENCE
All five remain free on bail, at least until U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain sentences them in late July.
BERNIE MADOFF’S FIVE LITTLE HELPERS ARE GOING TO PRISON.|ALLAN DODDS FRANK|MARCH 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, in Texas two days after the election, Mario Swain became the 13th person executed in the state this year.
DEATH PENALTY SURVIVES IN CALIFORNIA, BUT THREE-STRIKES LAW CUT BACK|DAVID R. DOW|NOVEMBER 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After two hearings in New York last week that were at times comic, Judge Swain fashioned a compromise.
MADOFF'S MILLIONAIRE SECRETARY|ALLAN DODDS FRANK|DECEMBER 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He turned to the foot-swain who stood at his side: “ Fetch hither five horse-whips,” King Valdemar cried.
THE TALE OF BRYNILD, AND KING VALDEMAR AND HIS SISTER|ANONYMOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
swain [ sweyn ]
noun
1. a male admirer or lover.
2. a country lad.
3. a country gallant.
OTHER WORDS FROM SWAIN
swainish, adjective
swain·ish·ness, noun
un·der·swain, noun
WORDS RELATED TO SWAIN
admirer, beloved, cavalier, escort, flame, honey, inamorato, love, lover, paramour, squire, steady, suitor, sweetheart, wooer, fiancé, gentleman friend, truelove
See synonyms for swain on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: before 1150; Middle English swein servant < Old Norse sveinn boy, servant; cognate with Old English swān
HOW TO USE SWAIN IN A SENTENCE
All five remain free on bail, at least until U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain sentences them in late July.
BERNIE MADOFF’S FIVE LITTLE HELPERS ARE GOING TO PRISON.|ALLAN DODDS FRANK|MARCH 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, in Texas two days after the election, Mario Swain became the 13th person executed in the state this year.
DEATH PENALTY SURVIVES IN CALIFORNIA, BUT THREE-STRIKES LAW CUT BACK|DAVID R. DOW|NOVEMBER 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After two hearings in New York last week that were at times comic, Judge Swain fashioned a compromise.
MADOFF'S MILLIONAIRE SECRETARY|ALLAN DODDS FRANK|DECEMBER 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He turned to the foot-swain who stood at his side: “ Fetch hither five horse-whips,” King Valdemar cried.
THE TALE OF BRYNILD, AND KING VALDEMAR AND HIS SISTER|ANONYMOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.