eftsoon

American  

[eft-soon] / ɛftˈsun /

adverb

Archaic.

1. soon afterward.

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Etymology

Origin of eftsoon

before 950; Middle English eftsone, Old English eftsōna. See eft ², soon

Example Sentences

Battle they'll have here eftsoon, Medb and one third of the host.

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph

Now Mars, being retrograde, foretelleth misery To tyrannical practice to happen eftsoon, As shall be apparent before all be done.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by Hazlitt, William Carew

Sir Oluf questioned the Knight eftsoon  If he were come from heaven down; "Art thou Christ of Heaven," quoth he,  "So will I yield me unto thee."

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Then sixty bold men made them ready eftsoon for Kriemhild's sake.

From The Nibelungenlied by Shumway, Daniel Bussier

Sir Oluf questioned the Knight eftsoon If he were come from heaven down; "Art thou Christ of Heaven," quoth he; "So will I yield me unto thee."

From The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth