in tan sin

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Middle Irish

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Adverb

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in tan sin

  1. then, at that time
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      Is í sein int ṡeised bruiden ro·boi i nHerind in tan sin []
      That is one of the six halls that were in Ireland at that time []
      (literally, “That is the sixth hall that was [] ”)
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Descendants

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  • Irish: an tan sin