forthen

F4O1R1T1H4E1N1

adverb

Also; even.

OriginMiddle English forthen ← Old English forþon →
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Meanings

adverbforthen (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteAlso; even.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforþon
  2. Middle Englishforthen
  3. Englishforthen

From Middle English forthen, from Old English forþon, furþon, furþum (“even, exactly, quite, already, just as, at first, further, previously”), from forþ (“forth”). More at forth.

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APA

forthen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthen

MLA

“forthen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forthen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthen.

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