sith
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of sith
First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English siththa, dialectal variant of siththan, originally, sīth thām “after that, subsequently to that” (compare German seitdem “since, ever since”), equivalent to sīth “subsequently,” akin to Gothic seithus (adjective) “late,” Old Norse sīth (adverb) “late, in the evening,” German seit (preposition and conjunction) “since” + thām, dative of demonstrative pronoun, i.e., “to that”; see the 1
Example Sentences
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This appears to be a constant in human society, and it should scare the sith out of us — over and over and over again.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2018
“Dude looks like straight sith material. Do not let him out” posted one reader at TMZ.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2016
Will they rearrange Ross's old set to say "FJiday Nisht sith grahaW noRton" or will the Beeb splash out on the extra letters?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010
That is well said," quoth Lancelot then; 90 "But sith it must be so, What is the knight thou hatest thus?
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
It is meritoryous to succour them whome we neuer saw before, sith nature moueth vs to doe well to them that be lyke our selues.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by William Painter
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