And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone.
--Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
The champion stout eftsoons dismounted. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
eftsoon — /eft soohn /, adv. Archaic. soon afterward. [bef. 950; ME eftsone, OE eftsona. See EFT2, SOON] * * * … Universalium
eftsoon — adv. RG. 397 … Oldest English Words
eftsoon — ad.; (also eftsoons) Soon, speedily, presently, soon after, straightway … New dictionary of synonyms
eftsoon — eft·soon … English syllables
eftsoon — eft•soon [[t]ɛftˈsun[/t]] also eft•soons′ adv. archaic soon afterward … From formal English to slang
eftsoon — adverb see eftsoons … Useful english dictionary
Eftsoons — Eftsoon Eft*soon , Eftsoons Eft*soons , adv. [OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + s[=o]na soon. See {Eft}, and {Soon}.] Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone. Chaucer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rock — Rock, n. [OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken, OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. {Rocket} a firework.] A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eftsoons — [eft so͞on′eft so͞onz′] adv. 〚ME eftsone < OE eftsona /span> EFT2 + sona: see SOON〛 1. Archaic a) soon afterward … Universalium
eftsoons — ad. See eftsoon … New dictionary of synonyms
