heonan forþ

Old English

Etymology

From heonan (“from here”) +‎ forþ (“onwards”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.nɑn forθ/, [ˈhe͜o.nɑn forˠθ]

Adverb

heonan forþ

  1. from now on, beyond this point
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đā ġelǣredan ne beðurfon þyssera bōca, forðan ðe him mæġ heora āgen lār genihtsumian. Iċ cweðe nū þæt iċ næfre heonon forð ne āwende gōdspel oððe gōdspeltrahtas of Ledene on Englisċ.
      The learned have no need of these books, for they can be satisfied by their own learning. I say now that henceforth, I will never translate a gospel or a gospel-commentary from Latin into English.

Descendants

  • English: henceforth
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