sinsyne

American  

[sin-sahyn] / ˈsɪn saɪn /

adverb

Scot. and North England.

1. from that time; since then.

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Etymology

Origin of sinsyne

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

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Example Sentences

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sinsyne

There’s eighty-eight and eighty-nine, And a’ that I hae borne sinsyne, There’s cess and press and Presbytrie, I think it will do meikle for to daunton me.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns

Folk have dee’d sinsyne and been buried, and are forgotten, and bairns been born and got merrit and got bairns o’ their ain.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Robert Louis Stevenson

There’s little doubt but it was him that dwalled sae lang in Janet’s body; but he was awa’ at last; and sinsyne the deil has never fashed us in Ba’weary.

From Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson

There’s little doubt but it was him that dwalled sae lang in Janet’s body; but he was awa’ at last; an’ sinsyne the de’il has never fashed us in Ba’weary.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

It was remembered sinsyne what way he had ta’en the thing.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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