LANG SYNE


Meaning of LANG SYNE in English

I. (ˌ)laŋ-ˈzīn, -ˈsīn adverb

Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from lang long + syne since

Date: 15th century

chiefly Scottish : at a distant time in the past

II. noun

Date: 1694

chiefly Scottish : times past

should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days o' auld lang syne — Robert Burns

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