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old long syne

old long syne is the alternative form of auld lang syne.

Meaning of auld lang syne

Noun

auld lang syne (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Days gone by; former times.
    • Is thy ſweet Heart now grown ſo cold, / that loving Breaſt of thine; / That thou canſt never once reflect / on Old long ſyne. / [Chorus] On Old long ſyne my Jo, / on Old long ſyne, / That thou canſt never once reflect, / on Old long ſyne.[[1701?], An Excellent and Proper New Ballad, Entituled, Old Long Syne, […] (facsimile of broadside), [Edinburgh]: [s.n.; reproduced on The Word on the Street, National Library of Scotland]...

Questions about old long syne

What is old long syne the alternative form of?
Old long syne is the alternative form of auld lang syne.

Words near old long syne in the dictionary

  1. Old Line State
  2. Old Line Stater
  3. Old Linslade
  4. Old Lithuanian
  5. Old London Town
  6. old long syne
  7. Old Low Franconian
  8. Old Low German
  9. Old Lyme
  10. Old Macedonian
  11. old maid

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