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[ME., also faint is, fayntise, feintise, feyntise, I will fayne the no faint is vnder faith wordes. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 241. 2. Faintne ; weakne . Er i a furlong hedde i-fare a feyntise me hente, That forther miht i not a-fote for defaute of sleep. Piers Plowman (A), v. 5. 3. Faint-hearted ne ; cowardice. Ho-so faileth for feyntyce wild fur him for-brenne! William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1188. Knightes ever shoulde be persevering, To seeke honour without feintise or slouth. Flower and Leaf , 1. 548. Steele , Spectator, No. 468. Tho' faintly , merrily - far and far away - He heard the pealing of his parish bells. Tennyson, Enoch Arden, A near hum from bees and brooks Comes faintly like the breath of sleep. Bryant , Summer Ramble.