An archaic or dialectal word meaning 'ago' or in the past, used in historical or literary texts.
Old English form of 'ago,' from 'agon' meaning 'gone' or 'passed.' This is an earlier version of the modern English word 'ago,' showing how -s was sometimes added in older English.
You can find 'agos' in Shakespeare and ancient texts—it's a linguistic fossil showing how English gradually dropped the 's' ending as the language evolved.
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