fain

English

/feɪn/

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) Well-pleased, glad.
  • (archaic) Satisfied, contented.
  • (archaic) Eager, willing or inclined to.
  • (archaic) Obliged or compelled to.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fain inherited from Old English fægen inherited from Proto-Germanic *faganaz (glad) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱ-

Gloss

livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

畜

Emoji

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