thenne

/ˈðɛn/; /ˈðɛnɛ/; /ˈθɛn/; /ˈθɛnɛ/

Definitions

1. noun

a variant of then, archaic or poetic term for ‘then’, in phrases such as ‘when’ or ‘thenne was’

“In medieval poetry, the poet wrote ‘thenne was a time of great strife’.”

Synonyms

  • then
  • when

Antonyms

  • before
  • never