Etymology

sithen

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Today it means: From or since the time that. Full definition →

Middle English sithen ← Old English siþþan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsiþþan“afterwards, since”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsithen
  3. English todaysithen

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsiþþan all →

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