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syne

  [sahyn]
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–adverb, preposition, conjunction Scot. and North England.
since.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (north) seine, syn, contraction of sethen since; see sith
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syne   (sīn)   
adv.  

  1. Before now; ago.

  2. Afterward; since then; since.

  3. Thereupon; next.

conj.  Since.
prep.  Since.

[Scots, from Middle English sitthen, from Old English siththan.]
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Word Origin & History

syne 
as in Burns' poem "Auld Lang Syne" (1788) is recorded from c.1300, Scot. form of since (q.v.), without the adverbial genitive inflection.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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