Fain

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat 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.”

2. sıfat Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative.

   “[T]hey vvere faine to patche uppe the Matter vvith a little piece of Paper clappid over the foreſaid VVordes, […]”

3. sıfat Compelled or obliged to.

   “Penker in his ſermõ [sermon] ſo loſt his voice that he was faine to leaue of [off] & come downe in the middes.”

4. sıfat Chiefly followed by to, or (obsolete) for or of: eager or willing, or inclined.

   “Man and Birds are fayne of climbing high.”

5. sıfat Favourable, well-disposed.

   “I felt a spirit of love begin to stir / Within my heart, long time unfelt till then; / And saw Love coming towards me, fair and fain, / (That I scarce knew him for his joyful cheer,) / Saying, "Be now indeed my worshipper!".”

6. sıfat Accustomed, apt, wont.

   “[S]carcely ſhe could ryde, / And eke through heauie armes, vvhich ſore annoyd / The Prince on foot, not vvonted ſo to fare; / VVhoſe ſteadie hand vvas faine his ſteede to guyde, / And all the vvay from trotting hard to ſpare, / So vvas his toyle the more, the more that vvas his care.”

7. zarf With joy or pleasure; gladly.

   “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.”

8. zarf By choice or will; willingly.

   “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.”

9. fiil To be delighted or glad about (someone or something); to rejoice in; also, to favour or prefer (someone or something).

   “Hovv often vvould the Svvaines prepare their Morrice & their May / To haue a ſight of her, vvhen all enamoured vvent their vvay? / The ſprevvſeſt Citie-Lads for her vvould faine the Countrie-aire, / And that their prouder Girles had but adultrate beauties ſvvaire, […]”

10. fiil To make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
11. fiil To celebrate or worship; specifically, to offer an oblation which is not a sacrificial blót (“ceremonial offering”).
12. fiil Chiefly followed by of, in, on, or to: to be delighted or glad; to rejoice.

    “A diſtaffe in her other hand ſhe had, / Vpon the vvhich ſhe litle ſpinnes, but ſpils, / And faynes to vveaue falſe tales and leaſings bad, / To throvv amongſt the good, vvhich others had diſprad.”

13. fiil To desire, to wish.
14. özel isim A surname.