sinsyne

[ sin-sahyn ]

adverbScot. and North England.

from that time; since then.

Origin of sinsyne

1325–75; Scots and Northern dialect sin subsequent to, after (Middle English, variant of sithen,Old English siththansith) + syne; replacing Middle English (Scots ) sensyne (sen, variant of sethen, variant of sithen;see since)

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How to use sinsyne in a sentence

And he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidly grue.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various
There was never the wale of him sinsyne, and it's a question wi' mony if there ever was his like afore.
David Balfour, Second Part | Robert Louis Stevenson
We were all back, changed, and at table by lunch time, 11 A.M. Nor have any of us been the worse for it sinsyne.
Vailima Letters | Robert Louis Stevenson
And he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidy grue.
Stories by English Authors: Scotland | Various
Sure am I that I never gae sic a straik sinsyne, nor ane wi' sic good will.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 2 (of 3) | James Hogg

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