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æfter

  • adverb
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Grammar
æfter, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§54; §295; §446; §559; §560; §567;
After, then, afterwards; post, postea, exinde
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  • Æfter siððan

    ever afterwards, from thenceforth,

    • Cd. 26; Th. 35, 6
      • ;
    • Gen. 550
      • .

  • Æfter to aldre

    for ever after,

    • Cd. 22; Th. 28, 15
      • ;
    • Gen. 436
      • .

  • Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned

    a son was afterwards born to him,

    • Beo. Th. 24
      • ;
    • B. 12
      • .

  • Word æfter cwæþ

    then he spake these words.

    • Beo. Th. 636
      • ;
    • B. 315
      • .

  • Ǽr oððe æfter

    sooner or later,

    • Exon. 32b; Th. 103, 22
      • ;
    • Cri. 1692
      • .

  • Ic wát æfter nú hwá mec ferede ofer flódas

    now afterwards I know who conveyed me over the floods,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1808
      • ;
    • An. 906
      • .

  • Ðǽr sceal ylda cwealm æfter wyrþan

    then must slaughter of men take place afterwards,

    • 364; An. 182
      • .

  • Swá ðas foldan fæðme bewíndeþ ðes eástrodor and æfter west

    quantum ortus distat ab occasu.

    • Ps. Th. 102, 12
      • .
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v.  æftera.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “æfter.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/451.

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  • æfter, adv.

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