fain
fain definition
fain (fān)
adjective
- glad; ready
- reluctantly willing
- eager
Etymology: ME joyful, joyfully < OE fægen, glad, akin to ON feginn < IE base *pek-, to be satisfied > fair
adverb
Archaic with eagerness; gladly: used with would he would fain stay
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