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sike.

A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.

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noun/saɪk/
  1. A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.

    Northumbria · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From Northern Middle English sike, from Old English sīċ (see sitch), possibly also from or related to Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką (“slow flowing water; trickle”). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare Scots sheuch.

verb/saɪk/
  1. To sigh or sob.

    Northern-England · archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.

noun/saɪk/
  1. A sigh.

    Northern-England · archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh.

det/saɪk/
  1. Such.

    Yorkshire
intj/saɪk/
  1. Alternative form of psych.

    alt-of · alternative · slang
Where this word comes from

Pronunciation respelling of psych.

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