What does "sike" mean?
Sike: Such. See Such. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie." Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
- 3.A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]
- 4.To sigh. [Obs.] That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. Chaucer.
- 5.A sigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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