in tan sin

Middle Irish

Adverb

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 […] ”)

Related terms

• in tan

Descendants

• Irish: an tan sin