How to pronounce“fain”in English
militants one of them was willing to give us an interview through intermediaries we received an unexpected invitation from the Revolutionary Shin
Fain party a pro- Irish Splinter Group where taken out to a small Northern Irish Town um this party too is seen as the political wing of the militant
nationalists who had never taken part in the peace process we're not allowed to
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Definitions of “fain”
Often followed by of: glad, well-pleased.
“VVhat is the truſt or ſtrength of fooliſh man? / They that of late vvere daring vvith their ſcoffes, / Are glad and faine by flight to ſaue themſelues.”
Often followed by of: glad, well-pleased.
“[T]hey vvere faine to patche uppe the Matter vvith a little piece of Paper clappid over the foreſaid VVordes, […]”
Chiefly preceded or followed by would.
“And in her hand ſhe held a mirrhour bright, / VVherein her face ſhe often vevved fayne, / And in her ſelfe-lou'd ſemblance tooke delight; / For ſhe vvas vvondrous faire, as any liuing vvight.”
Chiefly preceded or followed by would.
“Now vvould I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground: Long heath, Brovvne firrs, any thing; the vvills aboue be done, but I vvould faine dye a dry death.”