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

My step grew light, my heart grew fain, I thought my cares to tine, Until I fand ilk weel-kenn'd spot Sae alter'd sin' langsyne.

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

The very stones prate of Neptune's whereabouts in days of langsyne.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various

Oh! an' the sun were shinin' now, An', oh! an' I were there, Wi' twa three friends o' auld langsyne, My wanderin' joy to share.

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

Gude be wi' auld langsyne, when our gutchers ate the trenchers.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

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

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop