langsyne

or lang syne

[ lang-zahyn, -sahyn ]

adverb

long since; long ago.

noun

time long past.

Origin of langsyne

First recorded in 1490–1500; lang + syne

Words Nearby langsyne

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How to use langsyne in a sentence

I have spoken of the phrase "Auld langsyne," and of other words, which may be compared in their Anglican and Scottish form.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character | Edward Bannerman Ramsay
In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters.
The Blue Fairy Book | Various
See her again, for auld langsyne, at ony rate, and gie her it yersel.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland | Various
The very stones prate of Neptune's whereabouts in days of langsyne.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 | Various
I am no gaun to let the bonny bit young thing that I hae cherished like my ain dochter mak' the same mistake as I made langsyne.
Lochinvar | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for langsyne

langsyne

/ (ˌlæŋˈsəɪn, -ˈsaɪn) Scot /

adverb

long ago; long since

noun

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

Origin of langsyne

C16: Scottish: long since

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