SIKE

Etymology 1

Noun

sike (plural sikes)

(Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.

• A Scotch Winter Evening in 1512

Etymology 2

Verb

sike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked)

(archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob.

Noun

sike (plural sikes)

(archaic or Northern England) A sigh.

Etymology 3

Interjection

sike

(slang) Alternative form of psych

Anagrams

• EIKs, skie

Source: Wiktionary

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Sik, Sike, a.

Definition: Such. See Such. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie." Spenser.

Sike, n. Etym: [AS. sic. Cf. Sig.]

Definition: A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sike, n. Etym: [See Sick.]

Definition: A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]

Sike, v. i.

Definition: To sigh. [Obs.] That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. Chaucer.

Sike, n.

Definition: A sigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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