But sooth is this, how that this fresshe May Hath take swich impression that day, For pitee of this syke Damian, That from hir herte she ne dryve can 1980 The remembraunce for to doon him ese.
And whan this syke man felte this frere Aboute his tuwel grope there and here, (440) Amidde his hand he leet the frere a fart.
His syke heed is ful of vanitee, (500) I hold him in a maner frenesye.
O dere maister,' quod this syke man, 'How han ye fare sith that March bigan?
And atte laste this hende Nicholas Gan for to syke sore, and seyde, 'allas!
A wyf is keper of thyn housbondrye; 1380 Wel may the syke man biwaille and wepe, Ther-as ther nis no wyf the hous to kepe.
This syke man wex wel ny wood for ire; He wolde that the frere had been on-fire [384: T.
For every man mai understonde, Hou for a time that it stonde, 4460 It is a sori lust to lyke, Whos ende makth a man to syke And torneth joies into sorwe.
Upon himself tho gan he loke; In stede of mete gras and stres, In stede of handes longe cles, In stede of man a bestes lyke He syh; and thanne he gan tosyke For cloth of gold and for perrie, Which him was wont to magnefie.
Lyche asses wylde ynne desarte waste 5 Swotelye the morneynge ayre doe taste, Syke keene theie ate; the minstrels plaie, The dynne of angelles doe theie keepe; Heie stylle the guestes ha ne to saie, Butte nodde yer thankes ande falle aslape.
Ne coulde the queede, and alle the myghte of Helle, Founde out impleasaunce of syke blacke a geare.
Hee gave a chauntrie to redeeme theyre soules; 130 And put hys broder ynto syke a trade, That he lorde mayor of Londonne towne was made.
Syke Nigel sed, whan from the bluie sea The upswol[85] sayle dyd daunce before his eyne; Swefte as the withe, hee toe the beeche dyd flee.
I thanke God nowe that I am nott greetly syke ner soore, but in myn heele, wherin alle men know nott whatt peyne I feele.
And Edward is syke and semythe nott abydyng; he wolde see what shold falle off thys worlde; and so I am as he that seythe 'Come hyddr John, my man.
And because his wyfe and other perceyued hym very syke and lyke to dye, they exortyd hym to be confessyd, and brought the curate vnto hym.
Quod Pandarus, 'for ought I can espyen, 1135 This light nor I ne serven here of nought; Light is not good for syke folkes yen.
Who,' quod she, 'hath suffred aprochen to thissyke man thise comune strompetes of swich a place that men clepen the theatre?
And spurn syke wooers that wad woo Ye to become their wife, For knaw 'e this, if ye do Ye 'd ruined be for life.
This variety originated at the village of Syke House, in Yorkshire, whence its name.
Quod Pandarus, `For ought I can espyen, 1135 This light, nor I ne serven here of nought; Light is not good for syke folkes yen.
Up-on my sorwes syke Have mercy, swete herte myn, Cryseyde!
It was still broad afternoon when Rosanne walked openly into Syke Ravenal's shop, bag in hand.
Did you read of that awful case of suicide in yesterday's paper--that man, Syke Ravenal, who has been robbing De Beers?
Supposing it were a detective who had tracked her from Syke Ravenal's door, and was now waiting to arrest her as she entered her own home!
I saw you come out of Syke Ravenal's shop and I walked behind you, but only because your way and mine happened to be in the same direction.
It was in a dingy lane giving off from the big thoroughfare that she at last stopped before a shop whose shuttered window bore the legend--"Syke Ravenal: Jeweller.
Dick o' the Syke was the first witness examined for the defense.
Dick of the Syke was not to be beaten for lack of the logic of circumlocution.
Dick o' the Syke was grubbing among the fallen wreck of the charred and dismantled mill.
This is moorland near Well Syke wood belonging to the church, from which peat was cut for church fuel; and two other entries refer to this practice: “Simon Grant of Dalderby for 1 days work of bages (i.
A no less atrocious murder than that in the Wilderness was committed, within less than a mile of the same place, at Well-Syke Wood, which again is about two miles from Woodhall Spa.
At an earlier date one was taken by a man named Thomas Norris, at Well Syke Wood, some two miles from Woodhall Spa.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "syke" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
