sven

== Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz. === Noun === sven m boy, lad servant, lackey ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Noun === sven c (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy (historical) a male servant, a squire (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Sven svendom svensexa ==== References ==== === Anagrams === vens