langsyne

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From auld lang syne.

In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters. — The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
From the bonny bells of heather, They brewed a drink langsyne, Was sweeter far than honey, Was stronger far than wine. — The Heather-Moon, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
It was the sang o' the Field o' Gowd, In the days of anld langsyne; When bauld King Henry crossed the seas, Wi' his brither King to dine. — The Book of Ballads: Eleventh Edition, 1870, Theodore, Sir Martin

auld langsyne, old times, good old days

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