eftsoons

American  

[eft-soonz] / ɛftˈsunz /

adverb

Archaic.

1. soon after.

2. once again; anew.

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eftsoons British  

/ ɛftˈsuːnz /

adverb

1. soon afterwards

2. repeatedly

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Etymology

Origin of eftsoons

First recorded before 1000; eft ² ( def. ) + soon ( def. ) + -s ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

And when I had accomplished the task, eftsoons from the field Matali took me of delighted spirits, unto the abode of the lord of the celestials.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

And said, 'I say you sickerly,     There shall no perils that may be     Drive me eftsoons into the sea;     Mine adventure here take will I     Whether it be easeful or angry.'

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

And eftsoons taking on him knighthood, and mounting on that strange courser, he went forth with her on that adventure, where beginneth the first book, viz.:

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

And eftsoons taking of > by eftsoons > thereupon 177 on him knighthood, and mounting on that strange courser, 178 he went forth with her on that adventure: where begins the 179 first book, viz.

From The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 by Spenser, Edmund

Of all these things 'the earl did eftsoons complain to the lord deputy, and could get no redress, but did rather fare the worse for his complaints, in respect they were so little regarded.'

From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James