fain

IPA(Pronunciation)

/feɪn/

Adjective

archaic

Japanese Meaning

喜んでいる、好意的な（嬉しい） / 満足している、心が落ち着いている / 切望している、進んで望んでいる / （やむを得ず、または仕方なく）しなければならない状態

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He was fain to hear that his friend had recovered, a quiet relief easing his features.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

友人が回復したと聞いて、彼は喜んでおり、穏やかな安堵が彼の表情を和らげた。

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Sense（1）

(archaic) Well-pleased, glad.

Thus Gawayne and Ector abode to gyder

For syre Ector wold not awey til Gawayne were hole

& the good knyȝt Galahad rode so long tyll he came that nyghte to the Castel of Carboneck

& hit befelle hym thus

that he was benyghted in an hermytage

Soo the good man was fayne whan he sawe he was a knyght erraunt

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Sense（2）

(archaic) Satisfied, contented.

O love, of my death my life is fain,

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Sense（3）

(archaic) Eager, willing or inclined to.

Man and Birds are fayne of climbing high.

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Sense（4）

(archaic) Obliged or compelled to.

more fain

（ comparative ）

most fain

（ superlative ）

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