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sithen

sithen conjunction: from or since the time that.

Conjunction

sithen

  1. (obsolete) From or since the time that.
    Synonyms:
    sithence
  2. (obsolete) Since then, after that.
    Synonyms:
    followed by

Synonyms of sithen

Forms of sithen

alternative formsethen

Origin of sithen

From Middle English sithen, sythyn, from Old English siþþan (“afterwards, since”), from sīþ (“since”) + þǣm (“that”). Compare German seitdem, Old Norse síðan.

Questions about sithen

What does sithen mean?
Sithen means from or since the time that.
What part of speech is sithen?
Sithen is a conjunction.

Words near sithen in the dictionary

  1. sithe
  2. sithed
  3. sithee
  4. sitheman
  5. sithemen
  6. sithen
  7. sithence
  8. sithens
  9. sithes
  10. sithing
  11. sithingly

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