Sye

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To say. UK, dated

    "hinkin' of whort yer'd liked ter sye, but whort yer 'aven't said,"

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 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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"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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