Sike
//saɪk// det, intj, noun, verb, slang
det, intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
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
Determiner
- 1 Such. Yorkshire
"She macks sike warke."
Intj
- 1 Alternative form of psych. alt-of, alternative, slang
Example
More examples"The swankies lap thro' mire and syke, Wow as their heads did birr!"
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
Pronunciation respelling of psych.
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