langsyne

American  

[lang-zahyn, -sahyn] / ˌlæŋˈzaɪn, -ˈsaɪn /

Or lang syne

adverb

1. long since; long ago.

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noun

1. time long past.

langsyne British  

/ ˌlæŋˈsəɪn, -ˈsaɪn /

adverb

1. long ago; long since

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noun

1. times long past, esp those fondly remembered See also auld lang syne

Etymology

Origin of langsyne

First recorded in 1490–1500; lang + syne

Example Sentences

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langsyne

I 'm tentin' the kye wi' my dog, staff, and plaidie; How changed are the days since langsyne when a laddie!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers

It was langsyne in the black Moderate days, and the Socinians were great in the land.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

But fauld unto your heart, Willie, The heart that still is thine, And kiss ance mair the white, white cheek Ye said was red langsyne.

From The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation by Bliss Carman

If a lee could hae chokit you, ye wad hae been dead langsyne.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters.

From The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang