adv. Obs. Forms: 2–3 (Orm.) þeþenn, 3 ðeðen, 4 þi-, þei-, þeyþen, þeiþin, thythen, þeden, -in, 4–5 þeþen, -þin, -thyn, theþen, then, thyn, 5 þ-, thethin, -thyne. [Early ME., a. ON. þeðan, Icel. þaðan (MSw. thædhan, obs. Da. deden), f. root of THE with suffix of ‘motion from,’ as in HETHEN, WHETHEN; cf. Gr. -θεν.] From that place; = THENCE.
c. 1200. Ormin, 1098. Siþþenn ȝede he þeþenn ut.
c. 1220. Bestiary, 727, in O. E. Misc., 23. Ðeðen he sal cumen eft.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 6190. Þai suld his banes þeþen bring. Ibid., 8945 (G.). Þai drow it þedin [F. þeiþen].
c. 1400. Melayne, 519. The myghte of god … Had broghte tham thethyn a way.
c. 1450. St. Cuthbert (Surtees), 548. Sho hyed her þeþin fast.
b. Preceded by fro (= from).
c. 1340. Richard Rolle of Hampole, Prick of Conscience, 1018. Þe ayre fra þeþen, and þe heat of þe son Sustayns þe erthe here, þar we won.
c. 1400. Destr. Troy, 8790. Fro thethen the lycour belyue launchit doun evyn.
c. 1420. Wars Alexander (Prose), 66. Fra thethyn, Alexander remowede his Oste & come to þe ȝates of Caspee.
Hence † Thethenforth adv. = THENCEFORTH; † Thethenward adv. = THENCEWARD.
c. 1200. Ormin, 10786. Iwhillc mann þatt … Iss laȝhelike fullhtnedd Birrþ stiȝenn dun fra þeþennforþ Off modiȝnessess lawe. Ibid., 18176. & teþennforrþ to þewwtenn Crist.
c. 1200. Trin. Coll. Hom., 69. Ðe ðeðen forð shal wexen alse he seide.
13[?]. Cursor M., 6357 (Fairf.). Fra þeiþen forþ sir moises Þer wandes bare. Ibid., 14557 (Cott.). In effraym dueld he … And þeþen ward son can he funde.
