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syne
English
Etymology
From Middle English syne, syn, sin, a contracted form of sithen (“since”). More at sithen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?n/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /s?in/
Adverb
syne (comparative more syne, superlative most syne)
- (Scotland, Northern England) Subsequently; then. [from 14th c.]
- 1866, Susanna Blamire, and Sidney Gilpin (ed.), Songs and Poems, page 17:
- At last he comes, and on his knee
- The wee tots a'thegether cling,
- An' ilk yen strives to catch his ee,
- Syne tugs his cwoat an' bids him sing.
- 1894, Howard Pease, The Mark o' The Deil And Other Northumbrian Tales, page 20:
- Sic a pair o' friends aa nivvor seed either before or syne.
- 1866, Susanna Blamire, and Sidney Gilpin (ed.), Songs and Poems, page 17:
- (Scotland, Northern England, chiefly in phrases like "soon as syne") Late.
- W. Hamilton (Life of Wallace)
- [Each rogue] shall be discovered either soon or syne.
- 1843, Walter Scott, Waverly, page 357:
- "I had rather it came to-morrow than a month hence. Come, I know, it will; and, as your country folks say, better soon than syne […]
- W. Hamilton (Life of Wallace)
- (Scotland, Northern England) Before now; ago. [from 16th c.]
- 1808, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Sheperd, page 64:
- I eat, drink, and sleep as sound as I did twenty years syne; yes, I laugh heartily too, and find as many subjects to employ that faculty upon as ever; fools, fops, and knaves, grow as rank as formerly, yet here and there, […]
- 1859, Old and Young, page 11:
- Camden Lyde had come to dwell in Mapleblade, a long while syne. His father had been in times past the parish parson, and the son was kindly affectionate to the old village scenes, and to the faces that seemed in some sort to belong to him } […]
- 1808, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Sheperd, page 64:
Synonyms
- (subsequently): ensuingly, followingly; see also Thesaurus:then
Preposition
syne
- (Scotland, Northern England) Since.
- 1840, Howitt, Hope On, page ii:
- I've niver set fute i' Gibb's Ha' syne his father's death.
- 1880, Banks, Wooers, III, i:
- Shoo's […] gitten fair pratty, syne Maister Allen gat wed.
- 1840, Howitt, Hope On, page ii:
See also
- auld lang syne
References
Anagrams
- NYSE, Neys, neys, nyes, snye, syen, yens
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch (de/het) zijne.
Pronoun
syne
- his (that or those of him)
- Hy het my hemp aangehad en ek syne.
- He wore my shirt and I wore his.
- Hy het my hemp aangehad en ek syne.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse sýna (“show”), derived from the noun sjón (“sight”), see Danish syn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sy?n?]
Verb
syne
- to inspect (a car or other vehicle to determine whether it is fit for use)
- to examine, appraise
- (intransitive) to look, appear (seem to have a certain quality)
- (intransitive) be visible
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
syne n
- genitive form of syn
- komme til syne - to come into view
Verb
syne (present tense syner, past tense and past participle synet)
- to appear,to become visible
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
syne n
- kome til syne - to come into view
Verb
syne (present tense syner, past tense synte, past participle synt, passive infinitive synast, present participle synande, imperative syn)
- Alternative form of syna
References
- “syne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English s?n, northern form of sithen, from Old English siþþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?in/
Adverb
syne (not comparable)
- afterwards, thereupon
- thus, hence
- since, ago
Derived terms
- lang syne
References
- “syne” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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tyne
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta?n/
Etymology 1
See teen.
Noun
tyne
- (obsolete) anxiety; teen
Verb
tyne (third-person singular simple present tynes, present participle tyning, simple past and past participle tyned)
- (transitive, obsolete) To lose.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- ‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become lost; to perish.
Etymology 2
Noun
tyne (plural tynes)
- Alternative form of tine
Anagrams
- nyet
Middle English
Noun
tyne
- Alternative form of tin
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse týna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?in/
Verb
tyne (third-person singular present tynes, present participle tynin, past tint, past participle tint)
- To lose.
- To cause somebody to lose a legal case.
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