sike
English
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English sike, the northern form of Old English sīċ (see sitch), possibly also from or related to Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką (“slow flowing water; trickle”). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare Scots sheuch.
Noun
editsike (plural sikes)
- (Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
- A Scotch Winter Evening in 1512
- The wind made wave the red weed on the dike. bedoven in dank deep was every sike.
- A Scotch Winter Evening in 1512
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.
Verb
editsike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked)
- (archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.
Noun
editsike (plural sikes)
- (archaic or Northern England) A sigh.
Etymology 3
editDeterminer
editsike
- (Yorkshire) such
- (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- She macks sike warke.
References
editEtymology 4
editPronunciation respelling of psych.
Interjection
editsike
Anagrams
editChuukese
editEtymology
editNoun
editsike
Manchu
editRomanization
editsike
- Romanization of ᠰᡳᡴᡝ
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsike ?
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- sika (a-infinitive)
Verb
editsike (present tense sik or sikar or siker, past tense seik or sika or sikt, supine sike or sika or sikt, past participle siken or sika or sikt, present participle sikande, imperative sik)
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References
edit- “sike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Turkish
editNoun
editsike
West Frisian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editDeverbal from sykje (“to seek, to search”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsike c (plural siken)
Further reading
edit- “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
editCompare Dutch zieke (“sick person”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsike c (plural siken)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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