- syne scot.
- syne scot. = since
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Syne — Syne, adv. [See {Since}.] 1. Afterwards; since; ago. [Obs. or Scot.] R. of Brunne. [1913 Webster] 2. Late, as opposed to soon. [1913 Webster] [Each rogue] shall be discovered either soon or syne. W. Hamilton (Life of Wallace). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syne — [sīn] Scot. adv. [Scot < ME sithen: see SINCE] since; ago conj., prep. since … English World dictionary
Syne — Syne, conj. Since; seeing. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syne — as in Burns poem Auld Lang Syne (1788) is recorded from c.1300, Scot. form of SINCE (Cf. since) (q.v.), without the adverbial genitive inflection … Etymology dictionary
syne — [[t]saɪn[/t]] adv. prep. conj. Chiefly Scot. scot. since • Etymology: 1300–50; ME (north) seine, syn, contr. of sethen, sithen since … From formal English to slang
syne — /suyn/, adv., prep., conj. Scot. and North Eng. since. [1300 50; ME (north) seine, syn, contraction of sethen since; see SITH] * * * … Universalium
auld lang syne — n. times long past. Etymology: Sc., = old long since: also as the title and refrain of a song * * * |ōˌlaŋˈzīn, |ōlˌlaŋ , |ōlˌdaŋ , aiŋ also |ōlˌdla or |ȯl or |äl or |ȧl or ˈsīn noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
auld lang syne — [ôld′ laŋ′ zīn′, ôld′ laŋ′sīn′] n. [Scot, lit., old long since] old times; the good old days (of one s youth, etc.) … English World dictionary
auld lang syne — [[t]ˈɔld læŋ ˈzaɪn, ˈsaɪn[/t]] n. scot. fondly remembered times • Etymology: Scot: lit., old long since, i.e., old long ago (days) … From formal English to slang
auld lang syne — /awld lang zuyn , suyn /, Scot. and North Eng. 1. old times, esp. times fondly remembered. 2. old or long friendship. [lit., old long since, i.e., old long ago (days)] * * * … Universalium
auger — , augur An auger is a tool for boring holes in wood or soil; an augur is a prophet or soothsayer. The two words are not related. Auld Lang Syne. (Scot.) Literally old long since ; traditional endof year song with words by Robert Burns … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors