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Sike

//saɪk// det, intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Determiner

1
Such. Yorkshire
"She macks sike warke."

Intj

1
Alternative form of psych. alt-of, alternative, slang

Noun

1
A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows. Northumbria, Scotland
"The swankies lap thro' mire and syke, Wow as their heads did birr!"
2
A sigh. Northern-England, archaic

Verb

1
To sigh or sob. Northern-England, archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Northern Middle English sike, from 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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.

Etymology 3

From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation respelling of psych.

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