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swain

swain \'swa-n\ \'swa--nish\ n [ME swein boy, servant, fr. ON sveinn; akin 
   to OE swa-n sw]ain, L suus one's own - more at SUICIDE 1: RUSTIC, PEASANT; 
   specif : SHEPHERD  2: a male admirer or suitor  - swain.ish aj