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syne

syne

9.9
From that time until now
  • adverb
  • Literature
translation icon : desde
  • It's been quiet here syne the storm passed.

Examples

  • He left for Edinburgh and was not seen syne.

  • Much has changed syne those days in the old village.

  • We have not spoken syne last winter.

  • I haven't seen him syne last summer.

  • The village has grown larger syne we lived there.

  • It has been peaceful syne the new mayor took office.

  • We have all matured a lot syne our school days.

Synonyms

since
vssyne
733 1.0

From that time until now

is the regional Scottish form used mainly in time expressions

Idioms

lang syne
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Long ago in the old days

Compounds

lang syne
  • Archaic
4 9.9

The distant past remembered with warm feelings

auld lang syne
  • Literature
3 9.9

A traditional Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve to remember old friends and past times

Surface Forms

syne positive

Etymology

Syne comes from an old English word that meant 'since' or 'after', and it shares the same root as modern since, so remember syne as the Scots way to say 'since then' or 'from that time until now'.