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
Example Sentences
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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
"But sith thou hast hight, thou comely youth, To be my batchilere,170 Ile promise, if thee I may not wedde, I will have none other fere."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
In very deede meete it is, that the Gentlewoman should make hir owne choice of husband, sith hir mother so little careth to prouide for hir.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William
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