⏳ Since then ➡️ After that

syne

9.9

To connect two parts of a sentence to show what happened after

subordinating conjunction

Archaic

: desde

I have not seen him syne we parted ways.

Examples

They quarreled long ago, and syne have never spoken a word.
He left the village, and syne no one heard from him again.
The old song tells of days gone by and all that's happened syne.
She left syne the sun set.
He left the village, and syne no one heard from him again.
They quarreled long ago, and syne have never spoken a word.
The old song tells of days gone by and all that's happened syne.

Synonyms

since

vssyne

∞ 1.0

To show when something started and that it continues now

focuses on a single subsequent moment rather than an ongoing time span

sith

vssyne

Archaic

9.9

To mean since a past time, showing when something happened

is used in Scots dialect speech rather than poetic or literary contexts

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 main

Etymology

Syne comes from an old English word meaning 'since' or 'after that', and it is the same root as modern since, so when syne introduces a clause think 'after that' or 'since' to understand its meaning.