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See also: hə́nən'

Middle English

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Adverb

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henen

  1. hence
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 3888-3890:
      And yet ik have alwey a coltes tooth,
      As many a yeer as it is passed henne
      Sin that my tappe of lyf bigan to renne.
      And yet I have always a young man's desires,
      As many years as have passed hence
      Since my tap of life began to run.

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