Fain Definition
fān
adjective
Glad; ready.
Webster's New World
Reluctantly willing.
Webster's New World
Eager.
Webster's New World
Obliged or required.
American Heritage
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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