sike
1or syke
[ sahyk ]
nounScot. and North England.
a small stream.
a gully or ditch, especially one that fills with water after a heavy rain.
Origin of sike
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse sīk “small stream, ditch, pond”; cognate with Old English sīc “rill,” Middle Low German sīk “puddle”; akin to Old High German seih “urine,” Old English sicerian “to ooze”
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Other definitions for sike (2 of 2)
sike2
[ sahyk ]
interjection
a less common spelling variant of psych.
Origin of sike
2First recorded in 2000–05
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How to use sike in a sentence
Tarn (a mountain pool), grain and sike (mountain streams) are also Scandinavian terms.
If them as is left, should know waat's coom tiv'un, there'll be sike a revolution and rebel!
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby | Charles DickensA very brief exercise of Mr. sike's art, sufficed to overcome the fastening of the lattice; and it soon stood wide open also.
Oliver Twist, Illustrated | Charles DickensPage 50, changed "even raughed" to "even laughed" and "sike's case" to "Sikes case."
Step Lively! | George NibloBut whate remedy to releue vs your poore sike lame and sore bedemen?
A Supplication for the Beggars | Simon Fish
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