Faine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Faine is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of fane.
Meaning
Obsolete spelling of fane.
More Meanings
- Obsolete spelling of fain.
Example Sentences
I vvould faine knovv vvhat you haue to ſay.
Yet dearely I love you, and vvould be lov'd faine, / But am betroth'd unto your enemie, […]
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, […]
Word Forms
- faines
- fainer
- fainest
- faining
- fained
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doest, fane, faineantise, fowle, fannell, faire.
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