fain

Meaning

Adj

1. Well-pleased, glad.
2. Satisfied, contented.
3. Eager, willing or inclined to.
4. Obliged or compelled to.

Adv

1. With joy; gladly.
2. By will or choice.

Verb

1. To be delighted or glad; to rejoice.
2. To gladden.
3. to worship, to celebrate, to offer an oblation which is not sacrificial blót.

Synonyms

willingly

disposed

inclined

gladly

lief

prepared

readily

gladsomely

happily

happy

😀

languid

obliged

persuasible

promptly

weak

well-disposed

willing

hate

😡

compliant

love

❤️

consenting

eager

feeble

fen

forbid

glad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English fain, from Old English fægen, from Proto-West Germanic *fagan, from Proto-Germanic *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to make pretty, please oneself”); akin to Old Norse feginn (“glad, joyful”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (faginōn, “to rejoice”), Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”).