sith
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of sith
First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English siththa, dialectal variant of siththan, originally, sīth thām “after that, subsequently to that” (compare German seitdem “since, ever since”), equivalent to sīth “subsequently,” akin to Gothic seithus (adjective) “late,” Old Norse sīth (adverb) “late, in the evening,” German seit (preposition and conjunction) “since” + thām, dative of demonstrative pronoun, i.e., “to that”; see the 1
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This appears to be a constant in human society, and it should scare the sith out of us — over and over and over again.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2018
“Dude looks like straight sith material. Do not let him out” posted one reader at TMZ.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2016
Will they rearrange Ross's old set to say "FJiday Nisht sith grahaW noRton" or will the Beeb splash out on the extra letters?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010
The word side or sith has the secondary meaning of 'peace', and refers to the silence of death and the silence of fairy movements.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
"Then let them alone, sith they are not to your taste," retorted Gerard.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
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