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==English==

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# {{archaic}} Well-pleased; [[glad]]; [[apt]]; [[wont]]; [[fond]]; [[inclined]].
#* '''1485''', Thomas Malory, ''Le Morte Darthur'', Book XVI:
#*: So the good man was '''fayne''' whan he saw he was a knyght arraunte.
#* {{rfdate}} [[w:Dante Gabriel Rosetti|Dante Gabriel Rosetti]], ''A Death-Parting'', line 11
#*: ''O love, of my death my life is '''fain''',''
# {{archaic}} [[satisfied|Satisfied]]; [[contented]].

====Adverb====
{{en-adv}}

# {{archaic}} With [[joy]]; [[gladly]].
#* '''1719''', [[w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe]], ''[[s:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]]''
#*: The second thing I '''fain''' would have had was a tobacco-pipe, but it was impossible to me to make one…

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{archaic}} To be [[delighted]] or [[glad]]; to [[rejoice]]
# {{archaic}} To [[gladden]]

===Thesaurus===
[[aching for]], [[acquiescent]], [[agreeable]], [[alacritous]], [[amenable]], [[ardent]], [[bent on]], [[compliant]], [[consenting]], [[content]], [[cooperative]], [[crazy to]], [[desirous of]], [[disposed]], [[docile]], [[dying for]], [[dying to]], [[eager]], [[enthusiastic]], [[fain of]], [[favorable]], [[favorably disposed]], [[favorably inclined]], [[fond of]], [[forward]], [[game]], [[in the mind]], [[in the mood]], [[inclined]], [[inclined toward]], [[itching for]], [[keen on]], [[leaning toward]], [[mad on]], [[minded]], [[partial to]], [[pliant]], [[predisposed]], [[prompt]], [[prone]], [[quick]], [[ready]], [[ready and willing]], [[receptive]], [[responsive]], [[set on]], [[spoiling for]], [[tractable]], [[well-disposed]], [[well-inclined]], [[wild to]], [[willed]], [[willing]], [[willinghearted]], [[zealous]]

===Etymology===
From {{ang}} {{term|fægen|lang=ang}}, akin to Old Norse {{term|feginn||glad, joyful}}, Gothic {{term|𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽|sc=Goth|tr=faginon||to rejoice}}, Old Norse {{term|fagna||to rejoice}}<ref>{{R:Webster 1913|fain}}</ref>. Compare Gothic {{term|𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍃|sc=Goth|tr=*fahs||glad}}<ref>[http://www.koeblergerhard.de/germanistischewoerterbuecher/gotischeswoerterbuch/GOT-F.pdf fahs and faginon] in [[:w:de:Gerhard Köbler|Köbler's]] Gotisches Wörterbuch</ref>.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en-us-fain.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{IPA|/feɪn/}}
* {{rhymes|eɪn}}
* {{homophones|feign}}

==Translations==
====Adjective====
{{trans-top|glad}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|gevallig}}
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{{trans-top|satisfied}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|tevreden}}
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====Adverb====
{{trans-top|gladly}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|graag}}, {{t+|nl|met}} {{t+|nl|plezier}}
* French: {{t+|fr|volontiers}}
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* German: {{t+|de|gern}}
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====Verb====
{{trans-top|be delighted}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|zich}} {{t+|nl|verheugen}}
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{{trans-top|gladden}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verheugen}}, {{t+|nl|blij}} {{t+|nl|maken}}
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===References===
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===Anagrams===
* [[an if#English|an if]], [[naif#English|naif]], [[naïf#English|naïf]]

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==Old French==

===Etymology===
{{etyl|la|fro}} {{term|fames|lang=la}}

====Noun====
{{fro-noun|f|-}}

# [[hunger]]

====Descendants====
* French: [[faim#French|faim]]

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==Romanian==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|de|ro}} {{term|fein|lang=de}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/fajn/|lang=ro}}

====Adjective====
{{ro-adj|4}}

# [[cool]], [[fine]], of good quality

====Declension====
{{ro-adj-4}}

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==Romansch==

===Alternative forms===
* {{qualifier|Sursilvan}} {{l|rm|fein}}
* {{qualifier|Sutsilvan|Surmiran}} {{l|rm|fagn}}

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|la|rm}} {{term|faenum|lang=la}}.

====Noun====
{{infl|rm|noun|g=m}}

# {{context|Rumantsch Grischun|Puter|Vallader|lang=rm}} [[hay]]

===Derived terms===
* {{qualifier|Rumantsch Grischun}} {{l|rm|far fain}}
* {{qualifier|Puter}} {{l|rm|fer cul fain}}
* {{qualifier|Vallader}} {{l|rm|far cun fain}}

===Related terms===
* {{qualifier|Rumantsch Grischun|Sutsilvan}} {{l|rm|fanar}}