sven
Pronunciation: /svɛn/
“sven” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
- a male servant, a squire
- an apprentice; a journeyman
Etymology
From Old Swedish sven, svæn, from Old Norse svæinn (Old West Norse sveinn), from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”). Cognate with Danish svend (“young man; apprentice”), Faroese sveinur (“boy; virgin; bachelor; apprentice”), Icelandic sveinn (“boy”), Norwegian svein (“boy; servant”), poetic English swain (“rural male lover”).
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