A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1609
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Syranicall, adj. [e.m.E. syrenicall (1599), sirenical (1604); Siren n. 1.] Like a Siren; charming, alluring, enchanting. —1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 29b.
As when the song or lisping speech of a Syranicall wench doth enchaunt his eares
