eftsoon
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of eftsoon
before 950; Middle English eftsone, Old English eftsōna. See eft 2, soon
Example Sentences
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He bade Hagen be fetched and others of his men, and sent eftsoon to court for Gernot.
From The Nibelungenlied by Daniel Bussier Shumway
"I, for one, would not lightly risk a combat with so doughty a knight as yourself, else Margaret might eftsoon weep for a lover departed."
From Heiress of Haddon by William E. Doubleday
But this the bold knight and good repaid eftsoon.
From The Nibelungenlied by Daniel Bussier Shumway
"Ye will come unto the chamber of the Sangraal sixty paces down the corridor to thy left eftsoon ye enter the chief fortress, sir knight," one of the warders called down.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young
As I told you, the noble Senses, peers of Microcosm, Will eftsoon fall to ruin perpetual.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
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