"henen" meaning in Middle English

See henen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: henne [alternative], hennes [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} henen
  1. hence
    Sense id: en-henen-enm-adv-RKU~j8qH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "And yet I have always a young man's desires,\nAs many years as have passed hence\nSince my tap of life began to run.",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 3888-3890",
          "roman": "Sin that my tappe of lyf bigan to renne.",
          "text": "And yet ik have alwey a coltes tooth,\nAs many a yeer as it is passed henne",
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