afterhend

adverb

af·​ter·​hend

ˈaf-tər-ˌhend

chiefly dialectal

: afterward

Word History

Etymology

Scots afterhend, efterhend, efterhin, going back to Old Scots efftyr-hend, probably from efftyr after- + hend hind entry 3

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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