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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Site,) Syt(t, v.2 P.t. sat. [North. ME site (Cursor M.), later only Sc., ON sýta. Cf. Sit(e n.1] a. tr. To cause (a person) to grieve, to make (a person) sad or sorry. b. intr. To feel grief, to mourn. —a. c1475 Wall. i 439.
Thir tythings sytts me sor c1475 Wall. vi 24.
Ȝeit he desyrd the thing that sat him sar —b. a1568 Scott xv 9.
So neidis thow nocht now sussy, sytt, nor sorrow
