fain:
[feyn]
–adverb
1. gladly; willingly: He fain would accept.
-adjective
2. content; willing: They were fain to go.
3. Archaic . constrained; obliged: He was fain to obey his Lord.
4. Archaic . glad; pleased.
5. Archaic . desirous; eager.
Origin:
before 900; ME; OE fæg ( e ) n; c. ON feginn happy; akin to fair.
"I would fain grow old learning many things."
:: Plato ::
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