eftsoon
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of eftsoon
before 950; Middle English eftsone, Old English eftsōna. See eft 2, soon
Example Sentences
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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
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 Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
"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 Young, Robert F.
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