"fayne" meaning in English

See fayne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fayne [comparative], most fayne [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fayne (comparative more fayne, superlative most fayne)
  1. Obsolete form of fain. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fain
    Sense id: en-fayne-en-adj-nHBrQLtR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: faynes [present, singular, third-person], fayning [participle, present], fayned [participle, past], fayned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} fayne (third-person singular simple present faynes, present participle fayning, simple past and past participle fayned)
  1. Obsolete form of feign. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: feign
    Sense id: en-fayne-en-verb-4tp6-6gv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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