Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SYTHE, n.2 Gen. in pl.: chives, the plant Allium schoenoprasum (Lnk. 1972).Bwk. 1823 A. Hewit Poems 102:
Beds o' sythes an' ither means.