sike

Meanings

Noun

• A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
• A sigh.

Verb

• To sigh or sob.

Interjection

• Alternative of psych

Origin

• From Middle English sike, the northern form of Old English sīċ (see sitch) and also from Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką ("slow flowing water; trickle"). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare Scots sheuch.
• From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan. siche, and sigh.
• Simplification of psych.