henen

See also: hə́nən'

Middle English

Alternative forms

• henne, hennes

Adverb

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.

References

• “henen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.