swaine

English

Noun

swaine (plural swaines)

1. Obsolete spelling of swain
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Maye. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC; reprinted as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, The Shepheardes Calender […], London: John C. Nimmo, […], 1890, →OCLC:

     So be your godlyhead do not disdaine , The base kinred of so simple swaine

Anagrams

• sawine, wisnae