adv
syne
syn
adv
1
Afterward; then (chiefly Scots and archaic).
"We'll meet again, and syne we'll talk it over."
prep
1
Since; ago (chiefly Scots and archaic).
"It has been many a year syne we last spoke."
How to Use Syne
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old Scots word for "since" or "ago" — most familiar today from the song "Auld Lang Syne," meaning roughly "old times long since past."
When to use it
Almost never used in modern standard English outside of Scots dialect and the phrase "auld lang syne."
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Etymology
From Middle English syne, a shortened form of "sithen," meaning "since."