syse

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French cise, sise. Compare assise.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːz(ə)/

Noun

syse (plural syses)

  1. size, amount, distance
  2. a customary or predetermined size
  3. a customary or traditional practice
  4. (law) a court of assize; a regularly scheduled regional court
  5. (law) a assize; a legal ruling or verdict
  6. (rare) a verdict; a conclusion
Descendants
  • English: size
  • Scots: size
References

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːz(ə)/

Noun

syse

  1. a varnish that underlies gold or silver leaf
Descendants
References
  1. “sīse, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. “size”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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