Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1718, 1816, 1903-1913
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†SITH, conj. Only dial. or arch. in Eng. since 1700.
1. Since, because, seeing that. Rare or arch.Sc. 1718 Old-Lore Misc. V. iv. 159:
A manifest calumnie sith I never told him any such thing in my life.Fif. 1816 W. Tennant Anster Fair 163:
Sith that death her parents both had ta'en.m.Lth. 1816 J. Aikman Poems 144:
Then sith 'tis so yet I will try.Sc. 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. Christ i. xii.:
It is guid for us whyles tae hae dule an misluck, sith it gars a man doucely min' that he is bot a gangrel.
2. Since, from the time that. Obs. in Eng. since 15th c.Hdg. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 82:
I hae grutten owre't sith e'er it cam'.
