/ sweɪn; NAmE / noun
( old use or humorous ) a young man who is in love
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English (denoting a young man attendant on a knight), from Old Norse sveinn lad.
/ sweɪn; NAmE / noun
( old use or humorous ) a young man who is in love
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English (denoting a young man attendant on a knight), from Old Norse sveinn lad.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005