sike

Sike, n. Etym: [AS. sic. Cf. Sig.] Defn: A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sike, n. Etym: [See Sick.] Defn: A sick person. [Prov. Eng.] Sike, v. i. Defn: To sigh. [Obs.] That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. Chaucer. Sike, n. Defn: A sigh. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sik, Sike, a. Defn: Such. See Such. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie." Spenser.

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