thenceadv.

Brit.

/ðɛns/, U.S.

/ðɛns/

Forms: Middle English þannes, Middle English þennus, thennus, Middle English þennes, thennes, thennis, thennys, þens, Middle English–1500s thens, Middle English þenns, Middle English–1500s thense, 1500s– thence.

Etymology: Middle English þannes, þennes, < thenne adv., with adverbial genitive suffix -es, -s. The later spelling thence for thens was to preserve the breath sound of s when final inflectional s became (z); as in hence, pence, defence, once, twice, mice, price, etc.

a. From that place; from there. (Now chiefly literary.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > away from some thing or place > from that place

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [adverb] > from that place

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c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 50/137 And bad heom of þulke holie bodi: Þat huy it þannes bere.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 12 Ha [Christ] wente into helle..uor to draȝe þannes..þe zaules of þe holi uaderes.

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 98 I..am temted ful tid to turne me þennus.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 164 Hu þat he was þennis [Trin. Cambr. þennes; Vesp. theþen] ledd.

c1400 Brut 103 Þat men myȝt hit nouȝt remeve ne bere þenns.

c1400 Brut 114 Or he departede þens.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 252 Er they thennes [v.rr. þennes, þens, thens] wente..They fille in speche.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vi. f. lj He departed thens, and cam in to his awne countre.

c1600 Wriothesley's Chron. Eng. (1875) I. 51 The Kinge with his companye departed thense.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 12 If Sion Hill Delight thee more,..I thence Invoke thy aid.

1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands iv. 123 Thence..the pilgrims came to the beautiful low shrine.

1895 Law Times Rep. 73 156/2 The ‘Kirkmichael’ left Liverpool..on a voyage thence to Melbourne.

b. Preceded by redundant from († fro).

ΚΠ

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Mark vi. 1 And he ȝede out fro thennus.

?c1425 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (BL Add. 11858) (1850) Mark vi. 1 Fro thennes [c1384 Douce 369(2) And Jhesus gon out thennis].

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Baruch vi. A After that wil I bringe you awaye peaceably from thence.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13270 To a perellus place past I fro thens.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxi. x. 177 He commanded Victor the Hystoriographer, whom he saw at Sirmium, to come from thence unto him.

1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 28 Begin from thence, where first Alphëus hides His wandring Stream.

1867 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1883) III. 9 Making our way homeward from thence by easy stages.

†c. As a relative (also thence that): From which place, whence. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1906) 36 Y must to the erthe thennes that y come fro.

2. At a place distant or away from there; distant; absent. Now chiefly in stating distance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > [adverb] > away from some recognized place

outeOE

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c1290 Beket 1780 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 157 To longe ich habbe þannes i-beo.

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame ii. 530 Lat a man stond..A myle thens and here hyt route.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iv. x. 257 True proues that all that day he was ferre thens.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 28 Though they..haue leue to be thense yet yt suffysyth not.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. xiii While one manne is there, which is neuer thence.

1912 N.E.D. at Thence Mod. Two miles thence is a fine waterfall.

3. From that time or date; thenceforward; thenceforth. Mostly with from. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > thereafter or after that

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c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) iv. pr. iii. 86 For no wiht as by Ryht fro thennes forth þat hym lakketh goodnesse ne shal ben clepyd good.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xvi. 13 The wrd that the Lord spac to Moab fro thennys [a1425 fro that tyme].

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 197 He seid that peple schulde frothens after worschipe neither in Ierusalem neither in the now seid hil.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xx. 78 That no subiect of Carthage should from thence learne Greeke letters.

a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) I. vi. 236 From thence down to the present day.

a1832 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 62 I must have seen him..more than once at Romilly's, and thence afterwards at my own house.

4. From that, as a source, origin, or cause; (as an inference) from those premisses or data; therefrom. Also preceded by from.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adverb] > from which source or origin

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1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 2 Next are premised som things, for explaining the terms of the Question, that it may bee clearly thence understood.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion ix Weigh every Circumstance, each Consequence, And usual Accident arising thence.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 409 It would thence follow, that..the number of women would daily go on [etc.].

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 702 They could present to parliament every thing which favoured their own purposes, keep back every thing which opposed them; and thence more effectually deceive the nation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thence
释义	thenceadv. Brit. /ðɛns/, U.S. /ðɛns/ Forms: Middle English þannes, Middle English þennus, thennus, Middle English þennes, thennes, thennis, thennys, þens, Middle English–1500s thens, Middle English þenns, Middle English–1500s thense, 1500s– thence. Etymology: Middle English þannes, þennes, < thenne adv., with adverbial genitive suffix -es, -s. The later spelling thence for thens was to preserve the breath sound of s when final inflectional s became (z); as in hence, pence, defence, once, twice, mice, price, etc. 1. a. From that place; from there. (Now chiefly literary.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > away from some thing or place > from that place thethenc1175 thencec1290 therehencec1300 therefro1340 thenceforthc1449 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [adverb] > from that place thennec725 thethenc1175 thethenwardc1175 thenward?c1225 therefroma1250 thencec1290 thereforth1297 therehencec1300 thynec1330 therefro1340 thencewardc1440 thenceforthc1449 thence-froma1618 c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 50/137 And bad heom of þulke holie bodi: Þat huy it þannes bere. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 12 Ha [Christ] wente into helle..uor to draȝe þannes..þe zaules of þe holi uaderes. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 98 I..am temted ful tid to turne me þennus. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 164 Hu þat he was þennis [Trin. Cambr. þennes; Vesp. theþen] ledd. c1400 Brut 103 Þat men myȝt hit nouȝt remeve ne bere þenns. c1400 Brut 114 Or he departede þens. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 252 Er they thennes [v.rr. þennes, þens, thens] wente..They fille in speche. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark vi. f. lj He departed thens, and cam in to his awne countre. c1600 Wriothesley's Chron. Eng. (1875) I. 51 The Kinge with his companye departed thense. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 12 If Sion Hill Delight thee more,..I thence Invoke thy aid. View more context for this quotation 1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands iv. 123 Thence..the pilgrims came to the beautiful low shrine. 1895 Law Times Rep. 73 156/2 The ‘Kirkmichael’ left Liverpool..on a voyage thence to Melbourne. b. Preceded by redundant from († fro). ΚΠ 1388 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Mark vi. 1 And he ȝede out fro thennus. ?c1425 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (BL Add. 11858) (1850) Mark vi. 1 Fro thennes [c1384 Douce 369(2) And Jhesus gon out thennis]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Baruch vi. A After that wil I bringe you awaye peaceably from thence. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13270 To a perellus place past I fro thens. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxi. x. 177 He commanded Victor the Hystoriographer, whom he saw at Sirmium, to come from thence unto him. 1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 28 Begin from thence, where first Alphëus hides His wandring Stream. 1867 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1883) III. 9 Making our way homeward from thence by easy stages. †c. As a relative (also thence that): From which place, whence. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1906) 36 Y must to the erthe thennes that y come fro. 2. At a place distant or away from there; distant; absent. Now chiefly in stating distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > [adverb] > away from some recognized place outeOE thencec1290 thenne1297 hencec1300 forth14.. afield1483 offward1582 therehence1611 c1290 Beket 1780 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 157 To longe ich habbe þannes i-beo. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame ii. 530 Lat a man stond..A myle thens and here hyt route. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iv. x. 257 True proues that all that day he was ferre thens. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 28 Though they..haue leue to be thense yet yt suffysyth not. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. xiii While one manne is there, which is neuer thence. 1912 N.E.D. at Thence Mod. Two miles thence is a fine waterfall. 3. From that time or date; thenceforward; thenceforth. Mostly with from. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > thereafter or after that thoc700 thenforthc875 thereafterc897 fro ðan ðatc1175 thethenforthc1175 thenforthwardc1200 thereup?c1225 from?a1366 thencec1374 thenceforthc1374 fromwardc1400 thyne-forwardc1400 sin1405 thyne-forthc1440 thenceforward1457 sinsyne1470 thenafter1470 then afterwarda1485 upon?1523 sineth1542 thence-after1593 thenceforwards1684 thereafterward1867 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) iv. pr. iii. 86 For no wiht as by Ryht fro thennes forth þat hym lakketh goodnesse ne shal ben clepyd good. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xvi. 13 The wrd that the Lord spac to Moab fro thennys [a1425 fro that tyme]. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 197 He seid that peple schulde frothens after worschipe neither in Ierusalem neither in the now seid hil. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xx. 78 That no subiect of Carthage should from thence learne Greeke letters. a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) I. vi. 236 From thence down to the present day. a1832 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 62 I must have seen him..more than once at Romilly's, and thence afterwards at my own house. 4. From that, as a source, origin, or cause; (as an inference) from those premisses or data; therefrom. Also preceded by from. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adverb] > from which source or origin whennec888 thennec897 hereofc1200 whereof?c1225 thereofc1230 wherehenc1475 thereoutc1480 there-whynec1485 here-hence1526 therehence1528 hereout1541 hence1551 whereout1569 herefrom1594 hencefrom1596 thence1652 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 2 Next are premised som things, for explaining the terms of the Question, that it may bee clearly thence understood. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion ix Weigh every Circumstance, each Consequence, And usual Accident arising thence. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 409 It would thence follow, that..the number of women would daily go on [etc.]. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 702 They could present to parliament every thing which favoured their own purposes, keep back every thing which opposed them; and thence more effectually deceive the nation. 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