langsyne
or lang syne
[lang-zahyn, -sahyn]Scot.
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adverb
long since; long ago.
noun
time long past.
Origin of langsyne
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Historical Examples of langsyne
In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters.
The Blue Fairy BookVarious
The very stones prate of Neptune's whereabouts in days of langsyne.
Weel, and ye shall hear; for my mother used to tell me the langsyne stories sae aft, that I can just repeat them in her ain words.
Come, bide whar ye are; ye'll aye be welcome for the sake o' langsyne.
Langsyne our chief sold our land further north—instead of it we got this glen.
MerklandMrs. Oliphant
langsyne
adverb
noun
Word Origin for langsyne
C16: Scottish: long since
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