lang syne

See also:langsyne

English

Adverb

langsyne

1. (poetic)long ago
   • c.1910,Ezra Pound,Prometheus,lines3–4:

     Our selves have diedlang syne,and we
     Go ever upward[…]

Synonyms

• of old,way back;see alsoThesaurus:long ago

Scots

Adverb

langsyne

1. long ago

Adjective

langsyne(notcomparable)

1. ancient,oflong ago

Noun

langsyne

1. oldtimes
2. memoriesof thepast
3. oldfriendships

References

• “lang syne,adv. comb., adj., n.”,inThe Dictionary of the Scots Language,Edinburgh:Scottish Language Dictionaries,2004–present,→OCLC,retrieved24 May 2024,reproduced from W[illiam]Grant and D[avid]D. Murison, editors,The Scottish National Dictionary,Edinburgh:Scottish National Dictionary Association,1931–1976,→OCLC.
• “lang-syne,adv. phr.”,inThe Dictionary of the Scots Language,Edinburgh:Scottish Language Dictionaries,2004–present,→OCLC,retrieved24 May 2024,reproduced fromWilliam A[lexander]Craigie,A[dam]J[ack]Aitken[et al.],editors,A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue:[…],Oxford, Oxfordshire:Oxford University Press,1931–2002,→OCLC.