Definitions
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- Also; even.
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- adverb obsolete
Also ;even .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forthen, from Old English forþon, furþon, furþum ("even, exactly, quite, already, just as, at first, further, previously"), from forþ ("forth"). More at forth.
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AnWulf commented on the word forthen
adv. even, exactly, quite, already, just as, at first, further, previously; from OE forþum, forþan, forþon.
December 7, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word forthen
*yoinked*!
December 7, 2011