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Definition of Lang syne
1. Adverb. Of the distant or comparatively distant past. "Lang syne"
Definition of Lang syne
1. Adverb. long ago ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lang Syne
Literary usage of Lang syne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"For Auld lang syne, etc. We a' hae had our ups and doons, Great sorrows, ...
For Auld lang syne, etc. And some hae foemen been, and charged In column and in ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? Chorus. For auld lang
syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1877)
"For auld lang syne, my dear,2 For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness
yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye'll be your pint ..."
4. An Introduction to Poetry by Jay Broadus Hubbell, John Owen Beaty (1922)
"lang syne," which is perhaps the most widely known song in the language. ...
AULD lang syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to min'? ..."
5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1906)
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? Chorus. For auld lang
syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'1l tak a cup o' kindness yet, ..."
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