eftsoons

[ eft-soonz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

, Archaic.

eftsoons

/ ɛftˈsuːnz /

First recorded before 1000; eft ²( def ) + soon ( def ) + -s ¹( def )

Old English eft sōna, literally: afterwards soon

They rested two days, and then eftsoons proceeded on their voyage.

I mean eftsoons to have a fling at magicians for their abominable lies and monstrous vanities.

Wherefore I do eftsoons intreat and require you to forbear to intermeddle any further.

Eftsoons they vanish and I am again alone, alone—what pathos in the word!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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