Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sithen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sithen
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

From or since the time that.

Obsolete

conj

Since then, after that.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English sithen, sythyn, from Old English siþþan (“afterwards, since”), from sīþ (“since”) + þǣm (“that”). Compare German seitdem, Old Norse síðan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sithen, siþþan

Usage

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Questions

What does sithen mean?
From or since the time that.
Where does sithen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sithen

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