syse
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French cise, sise. Compare assise.
Alternative forms
- sise, sysse, syce, cyse, seyse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːz(ə)/
Noun
syse (plural syses)
- size, amount, distance
- a customary or predetermined size
- a customary or traditional practice
- (law) a court of assize; a regularly scheduled regional court
- (law) a assize; a legal ruling or verdict
- (rare) a verdict; a conclusion
Descendants
- English: size
- Scots: size
References
- “sīse (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Etymology 2
Of unclear origin;[1] related to Old Italian sisa;[2] perhaps ultimately related to syse (“amount”).[1][2] See size for more.
Alternative forms
- cyse, sise
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːz(ə)/
Noun
syse
- a varnish that underlies gold or silver leaf
Descendants
- English: size
References
- “sīse (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
- size in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911