sike
English
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From 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
sike (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
From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.
Verb
sike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked)
- (archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.
Noun
sike (plural sikes)
- (archaic or Northern England) A sigh.
Etymology 3
Determiner
sike
- (Yorkshire) such
- (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- She macks sike warke.
References
Etymology 4
Pronunciation respelling of psych.
Interjection
sike
Anagrams
Chuukese
Etymology
Noun
sike
Manchu
Romanization
sike
- Romanization of ᠰᡳᡴᡝ
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sike ?
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- sika (a-infinitive)
Verb
sike (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
- “sike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Turkish
Noun
sike
West Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Deverbal from sykje (“to seek, to search”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sike c (plural siken)
Further reading
- “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
Compare Dutch zieke (“sick person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sike c (plural siken)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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