Sye
name, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To say. UK, dated
"hinkin' of whort yer'd liked ter sye, but whort yer 'aven't said,"
- 1 The Erromangan language.
"4: VERB MORPHOLOGY Referring to Sye, Capell (1954:107) wrote, “The language is rather difficult.” No doubt he had the verbs of the language in mind when he made this statement."
- 2 A male or female given name.
"I was gripping on to Sye's shirt so hard that my fingers had lost blood circulation and they cramped when I let go. I sat up and held on to Sye with an exploding mixture of emotions. I cried into his chest, and he embraced me ..."
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More examples"4: VERB MORPHOLOGY Referring to Sye, Capell (1954:107) wrote, “The language is rather difficult.” No doubt he had the verbs of the language in mind when he made this statement."
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