Lang Syne (Adverb)
Meaning
Of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish.
Examples
- The old songs we used to sing in the village have been lost lang syne.
- Lang syne our village decided to move to higher ground for better protection.
- We should have fixed the bridge lang syne before it completely collapsed.
- She hasn't written a poem lang syne but some people still remember her old works.
- Our tradition was that the village elder travelled abroad lang syne.