faine
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Penker in his ſermõ [sermon] ſo loſt his voice that he was faine to leaue of [off] & come downe in the middes."
- "[T]hey vvere faine to patche uppe the Matter vvith a little piece of Paper clappid over the foreſaid VVordes, […]"
- "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."
- "[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."
- "By this heaunly ground I tread on, I muſt be faine to pavvne both my plate, & the tapeſtry of my dining chambers."
- "I vvould faine knovv vvhat you haue to ſay."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
faines (plural)
more faine (comparative)
most faine (superlative)
fainer (comparative)
fainest (superlative)
faines (present, singular)
faining (participle, present)
fained (participle, past)
fained (past)