User:Sobreira/-ence and -ither: A study on the suffixes

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-nce -ither
adverb forth forward(s) -ever -soever any- else- every- no/no- some- to/-to ward/-ward -ever! -soever! any-! else- every-!! no/no- some-!! mix
here hence
(consequently)
henceforth henceforward hencever hencesoever anyhence elsehence everyhence nohence somehence hither hitherto hitherward hitherever hithersoever anyhither elsehither everyhither nohither somehither hither and thither
hither, thither and yon
there thence thenceforth thenceforward thencever thencesoever anythence elsethence everythence nothence somethence thither thitherto thitherward thitherever thithersoever anythither elsethither everythither nothither somethither
where whence whenceforth whenceforward whencever whencesoever anywhence elsewhence everywhence nowhence somewhence whither whitherto whitherward whitherever whithersoever anywhither elsewhither everywhither nowhither somewhither -
no nonce
nonce word
nonceforth nonceforward noncever noncesoever anynonce elsenonce everynonce nononce once somenonce nether-
nether
nither
netherto
nitherto
netherward
nitherward
nitherever nithersoever anynither elsenither everynither nonither somenither for the nonce



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Or in two:

-ence
adverb forth forward(s) -ever -soever any- else- every- no/no- some- mix
here hence
(consequently)
henceforth henceforward hencever hencesoever anyhence elsehence everyhence nohence somehence
there thence thenceforth thenceforward thencever thencesoever anythence elsethence everythence nothence somethence
where whence whenceforth whenceforward whencever whencesoever anywhence elsewhence everywhence nowhence somewhence
no nonce
nonce word
nonceforth nonceforward noncever noncesoever anynonce elsenonce everynonce nononce once somenonce for the nonce
-ither
adverb to/-to ward/-ward -ever! -soever! any-! else- every-!! no/no- some-!! mix
here hither hitherto hitherward hitherever hithersoever anyhither elsehither everyhither nohither somehither hither and thither
hither, thither and yon
there thither thitherto thitherward thitherever thithersoever anythither elsethither everythither nothither somethither
where whither whitherto whitherward whitherever whithersoever anywhither elsewhither everywhither nowhither somewhither
no nether-
nether
nither
netherto
nitherto
netherward
nitherward
nitherever nithersoever anynither elsenither everynither nonither somenither



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Or otherwise/otherways:

adverb forth to/-to forward(s) ward/-ward ever soever any- else- every- no/no- some- mix
no nonce
nonce word
nonceforth - nonceforward - noncever noncesoever anynonce elsenonce everynonce nononce once somenonce for the nonce
nether-
nether
nither
- netherto
nitherto
- netherward
nitherward
nitherever nithersoever anynither elsenither everynither nonither somenither
here hence
(consequently)
henceforth - henceforward - hencever hencesoever anyhence elsehence everyhence nohence somehence
hither - hitherto - hitherward hitherever hithersoever anyhither elsehither everyhither nohither somehither hither and thither
hither, thither and yon
there thence thenceforth - thenceforward - thencever thencesoever anythence elsethence everythence nothence somethence
thither - thitherto - thitherward thitherever thithersoever anythither elsethither everythither nothither somethither
where whence whenceforth - whenceforward - whencever whencesoever anywhence elsewhence everywhence nowhence somewhence
whither - whitherto - whitherward whitherever whithersoever anywhither elsewhither everywhither nowhither somewhither



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Note that, even most usually written (and said) -ence and -ither, there are some variants in -(o)nce and -ether.
For nonce, t'is useful:

Usage for whence:

  • This word is uncommon in modern usage; from where is now usually substituted (as in the example sentence: Where did I come from? or From where did I come?). It is now chiefly encountered in older works, or in poetic or literary writing.
  • From whence has a strong literary precedent, appearing in Shakespeare and the King James Bible as well as in the writings of numerous Victorian-era writers. In recent times, however, it has been criticized as redundant by usage commentators.

Also for nether-:

Not confuse whither with:

For some, see -some too.
Maybe remotely related: