From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swain \Swain\, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy,
servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. sw[=a]n, OHG.
swein.]
1. A servant. [Obs.]
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Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.
--Chaucer.
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2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a
cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
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It were a happy life
To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak.
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Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.
--Pope.
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