
[Middle English, from Old English fægen, joyful, glad.]
adjective
If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain.
— Henry van Dyke (1852-1933).
Tutor's tip: The prince chose to "feign" (to pretend) euphoria as he left the "fane" (a place of worship), telling his beloved that he would "fain" (ready; eager; happily) slay any dragon to save her.
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| faggy, faggot, fag-end | |
| fairy, fake, fall |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glad, villig
adv. - gladelig, villigt
Nederlands (Dutch)
gaarne, genoodzaakt, bereid, liever
Français (French)
adj. - de bonne volonté, contraint (arch)
adv. - volontiers (arch, littér)
Deutsch (German)
adv. - bereitwillig, gern
adj. - (ehem.) froh, erfreut, zufrieden
Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (απαρχ.) ευχαρίστως, ασμένως
Italiano (Italian)
volentieri, di buon grado
Português (Portuguese)
adv. - com prazer
Español (Spanish)
adj. - contento, dispuesto, resignado
adv. - con mucho gusto, de buena gana, alegremente, gustosamente
Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - vilja
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
乐意的, 只得..., 不得不的, 欣然, 乐意
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 樂意的, 只得..., 不得不的
adv. - 欣然, 樂意
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기쁜, 어쩔 수 없이 ~하는, 열심인, 바라는
adv. - 기꺼이
العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) بسرور
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מעדיף, מרוצה, חייב ל-, רוצה בנסיבות הקיימות
adv. - ברצון
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