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fain

adjective · Old English

A refined way to say you are perfectly happy to oblige.

Pleased or willing to do something under the circumstances.

In the wild

“I would be fain to accept your invitation to tea.”

Origin

Deriving from the Old English fægen, it has been used since at least the 10th century to denote a state of gladness.

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