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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sirray. [e.m.E. sirra (1526), syra (1548), sirha (1553), syrrha (1579), sirah (1598), also serea (1547), serray (1566), f. sir Sir(e n., with unexplained second syllable.] As a jocular or condescending mode of address from a superior to an inferior: ‘My man’, ‘my good fellow’. —1540 Lynd. Sat. 848.
Now sirray, tell quhat is ȝour name
