Tuesday, January 29, 2013

swain -- Isabella

swain  (swn)
n.
1. A country lad, especially a young shepherd.
2. A beau.

[Middle English, young man, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language.

A citified young lady, Isabella's swain are more likely to heard computer games than sheep. 

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