sith
9.9
To mean since a past time, showing when something happened
- subordinating conjunction
- Archaic
:
ya que
- He has been sad sith his friend moved away.
Examples
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He has not spoken to her sith that fateful evening by the river.
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Sith you left, the house has felt empty and quiet.
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The villagers have prospered sith the new king ascended the throne.
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She felt lonely sith the party ended.
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The villagers have prospered sith the new king ascended the throne.
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Sith you left, the house has felt empty and quiet.
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He has not spoken to her sith that fateful evening by the river.
Synonyms
9.9
To connect two parts of a sentence to show what happened after
is archaic or poetic and used for reason or time clauses
9.9
Gives a reason in older or formal English
is archaic or poetic rather than formal prose
when
vssith
1.0
To introduce a clause that gives a reason for something
is archaic or poetic and not the common modern connector
Surface Forms
sith main
Etymology
Sith comes from an old English word that meant 'after' or 'since'. It is the older form of the modern word since, so you can remember sith as the old, poetic way to say 'after the time when'.
