Definitions
Etymologies
- Contracted form of sithen. (Wiktionary)
- Scots, from Middle English sitthen, from Old English siththan. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Wha cud hae been at the schule as I was sae lang, and syne taen oot o 'the water, ye ken, and syne� -? ”
“The fire-fly's light" is sung to the tune of "Auld lang syne," the Japanese words of which commemorate a legend of the tea-district of”
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“I can honk out a few simple tunes on my horribly out-of-tune one-row (usually brought out at Christmas to play auld lang syne).”
“Apropos," he mused, "is not the old Scots phrase, 'Auld lang syne,' exceedingly expressive.”
“So gies a haund my trusty fiere/ and here's a haund o' thine;/ And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught/ For auld lang syne.”
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“I'd known that auld lang syne meant something like "old time's sake" and that a right guid-willie waught was probably a decent measure of whisky, but I'd never stopped at fiere.”
The Guardian: How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship | Jackie Kay
“We'll take a cup of individuality yet, for auld lang syne!”
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“But, hey, how about one more Steele-related mishap, for auld lang syne?”
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“But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne.”
“For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘syne’.
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Under The Kilt
Anything related to Scottish culture, cuisine, language, history and so on. Does not include Gaelic words unless acceptable (roughly speaking!) in a wider sense.
brae, machair, loch, burn, inverness, shieling, camanachd, shinty, diddy, bhoy, ghillie, brownie and 393 more...
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syn*
Words that start with "syn"
synonym, syntax, synergy, syncretism, synopsis, syncope, synonymous, syncopation, synthesis, synthetic, synapse, syntactic and 27 more...
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since sense
a reflection on siththen - a word used during and before Chaucer's time
simulacrum, asparagales, munchener, didymium, adamant, iris wipe, star wipe, heart wipe, clock wipe, matrix wipe, abiogenesis, cloff and 47 more...
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