eftsoons

[eft-soonz]

adverb Archaic.

soon after.
once again; anew.

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Historical Examples of eftsoons

Eftsoons they vanish and I am again alone, alone—what pathos in the word!
Notes of a Son and Brother
Henry James
Wherefore I do eftsoons intreat and require you to forbear to intermeddle any further.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete
John Lothrop Motley
They rested two days, and then eftsoons proceeded on their voyage.
A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557
A Gentleman of Elvas

British Dictionary definitions for eftsoons

eftsoons

adverb archaic

soon afterwards
repeatedly

Word Origin for eftsoons

Old English eft sōna, literally: afterwards soon

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Word Origin and History for eftsoons

adv.

obsolete or archaic way of saying "soon afterward," from Old English eftsona "a second time, repeatedly, soon after, again," from eft "afterward, again, a second time" (from Proto-Germanic *aftiz, from PIE root *apo- "off, away;" see apo-) + sona "immediately" (see soon). Not in living use since 17c.