Syne

/saɪn/ adverb

Definition

A Scottish word meaning 'since' or 'then', often heard in the phrase 'auld lang syne' (days gone by).

Etymology

From Scottish English, related to Old English 'sithence' and Scots 'sen', evolved as a dialectal form of 'since'.

Kelly Says

Robert Burns used 'auld lang syne' in a 1788 poem that became the world's most-sung song at midnight on New Year's Eve—billions of people sing Scottish words they don't understand every January.

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