eftsoons

== English == === Alternative forms === eftsones, eftsoon, eftsoones, eft sona === Etymology === From eft (“again, after”) +‎ soon +‎ -s (“adverb suffix”) – both senses (“soon after”, “again”) derive from senses of eft, which is related to after. Compare modern English soon after. === Adverb === eftsoons (not comparable) (obsolete, sometimes literary) Once again; another time. [11th–17th c.] (now archaic) Soon after, presently. [from 13th c.] 1568, Erasmus Roterodamus; N. L., transl., A Modest Meane to Mariage, Pleasauntly set foorth, Henrie Denham: But wil you giue me leaue now eftsones a while to play the Sophister his part with you? ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === festoons, softnose