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Sithen vs Sithe - What's the difference?

sithen | sithe |

As a conjunction sithen

is (obsolete) from or since the time that.

As a noun sithe is

.

As a verb sithe is

or sithe can be (dialect|dated) to sigh.

sithen

English

Alternative forms

* sethen

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)
  • (obsolete) From or since the time that.
  • (obsolete) since then, after that.

    • sithe

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • .
  • * 1669 , , Paradise Lost , Samuel Simmons, Book X:
    • "and, whatever thing the sithe of time mows down, devour unspared" - Paradise Lost, Book X

    Verb

    • Etymology 2

    Corrupt regional pronunciation of sigh.

    Verb

  • (dialect, dated) To sigh.
    • (Webster 1913)