Old English | n | English |
Sye | vb | To sink, fall, descend, (lit & fig). 2. to go proceed; fig: to proceed or come from a source; be derived. 3. to come, arrived (fig.) of the condition, time. 4. to befall, happen. 4. to leave for, depart, go, die as in " To sye heaven): to die, depart this life. |
Sye | vb | To strain, pass through a strainer, strain out. 2. to drop as liquid; drip, drain, ooze. |
Syne | phr | "Auld Lang Syne" - days gone by; former times; long ago. |
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