swain

[US]/sweɪn/
[UK]/swen/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en elsker, en ung mand fra landdistrikterne, en landpige
Word Forms
Pluralswains

Phrases & Collocations

a young swain

en ung landknap

love-struck swain

en forelsket landknap

faithful swain

en trofast landknap

Real-world Examples

The fortune she would inherit struck him as a very sufficient provision for two reasonable persons, and if a penniless swain who could give a good account of himself should enter the lists, he should be judged quite upon his personal merits.

Det formue hun ville arve, virkede for ham som en meget tilstrækkelig forsørgelse for to fornuftige personer, og hvis en trængende landknap, der kunne give en god forklaring på sig selv, skulle træde frem, skulle han blive bedømt udelukkende på sine personlige kvaliteter.

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