“The Grey God passes, and we too are passing, though we have conquered. The days of the twilight come on amain, and a strange feeling is upon me as of a waning age.”

-The Grey God Passes

Amain is a term best suited for projecting force and ferocity and Achilles-like behavior in a poetic context. In The Grey God Passes it could not find a better home. The modern remnant of this term in fiction, “by main force” is mostly fallen out of use as well.

amain

(əˈmeɪn)

adv

archaic or poetic with great strength, speed, or haste

a•main

(əˈmeɪn)

adv. Archaic.

1. with full force.

2. at full speed.

3. suddenly; hastily.

4. exceedingly; greatly.