Fain Definition

fān
adverb
With eagerness; gladly.
He would fain stay.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Glad; ready.
Webster's New World
Reluctantly willing.
Webster's New World
Eager.
Webster's New World
Obliged or required.
American Heritage

(archaic) Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

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verb

(archaic) To be delighted or glad; to rejoice.

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(archaic) To gladden.

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Origin of Fain

  • From Old English fægen, akin to Old Norse feginn (“glad, joyful”), Gothic (faginon, “to rejoice”), Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”). Compare Gothic (*fahs, “glad”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English fægen joyful, glad

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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