PAST
ADJECTIVES
1275 — AGONE that is in the past
1340 — PRETERITE occurring or existing previously; past, bygone, former → arch.
1522 — BYWENT bygone, past → Sc. obs.
1578 — PRETER past, previous, earlier → obs.
1599 — PRETERLAPSED past, bygone; ended, over with
1835 — AFORETIME former, past, earlier, previous
1878 — AFTERTHOUGHTED that thinks chiefly or only about events in the past → obs.
1898 — BACKWARD belonging to the past, old-fashioned, ancient → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1923 — AGE-AGO that happened an age ago, or in the distant past
ADVERBS
1175 — TOFORE of time: previously, beforehand, earlier; in the past → obs.
1387 — AFOREHAND formerly, in the past, previously → arch.
1429 — AFORETIMES in the past, formerly, previously
1433 — AFORETIME in the past, formerly, previously
1513 — AFORROW before, in the past → Sc. obs.
1861 — AFOREWARD previously, in the past, before the time specified
1874 — BACK-CAST of time: long ago, in the past → Eng. dial.
1894 — ABYE ago, past → Sc.
1898 — APAST of place: past → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1923 — BACK ALONG some time ago; in the past → Amer. dial.
PREPOSITIONS
1892 — APAST of time: after, past → Eng. dial.
NOUNS
1425 — PRETERITE the past; past time; a past event → obs.
1596 — AFTERSIGHT consideration of past events; retrospective view; the capacity to look upon the past for wisdom or insight; often opposed to ‘foresight’
1609 — ANTIQUE HOURS ancient times → obs.
1618 — PRETER the past; past time → obs.
1633 — FATHER-AGE an age earlier than the present, a period gone by; time long past → obs.
1665 — PRETERITENESS a being past; pastness
1742 — HAVE-BEEN something that has been but is no longer; a thing belonging to the past
1803 — AFORETIME former time; the past; an earlier time
1838 — ANCIENT HISTORY the past or a past event considered as no longer relevant, important, or interesting → colloq.
1846 — AFTER-THINKER a person who thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
1863 — POD-AUGER DAYS older and simpler days → Amer. dial.
1880 — BACK-LOOK a retrospect, a record of the past → Eng. dial.
1889 — LONG DAY a time far distant in the past or future .. Amer. dial.
1895 — THE YEAR DOT a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → UK sl.
1901 — THE DARK OF TIME the remote past; the beginnings of time → Sc.
1933 — MEMORIAL TIMES days long past → Amer. dial.
1986 — GOOD OLD DAYS the past, remembered fondly and better than it ever was → UK sl.
1997 — THE YEAR BLOB a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1843 — LANG-SYNER a person who lived long ago → Eng. dial.
1864 — PRETERIST a person whose chief interest is in the past; one who favours the past or past beliefs
PHRASES
.M19 — WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD a very long time ago → sl.
.M19 — WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM a very long time ago → sl.
1857 — THE YEAR DOT very long ago → Brit. colloq.
1965 — BLAST FROM THE PAST anything from the past that is now striking or impressive; originally, a formerly popular recording that remains enjoyable → Amer. sl.
2002 — BATTLE OF HASTINGS history, in the past → UK sl.
VERBS
1721 — BACK-TRACE to investigate past events → Eng. dial. obs.
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