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   fain

   /feɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. pleased or willing under the circumstances: "the traveller was fain to proceed"
   • 2. compelled by the circumstances; obliged: "he was fain to acknowledge that the agreement was sacrosanct"

   adverb

   • 1. gladly: "I am weary and would fain get a little rest"

   Word Origin Old Englishfægen ‘happy, well pleased’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘rejoice’; related to fawn2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

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