Etymology

unfain

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Today it means: Not fain; sorrowful; sorry. Full definition →

Middle English unfain ← Old English unfæġen
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  1. Old English · inherited fromunfæġen
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunfain
  3. English todayunfain

From Middle English unfain, unfein, unfawe, from Old English unfæġen, equivalent to un- + fain.

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