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Contemporary Examples

auld lang syne” is Scottish-Gaelic for “old long since,” or, more idiomatically, “days gone by” or “time long past.
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When she stands by the bedside of a dying Victor McLaglen and sings “auld Lang Syne,” it is an occasion for real tears.
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Take this verse by famous Scottish poet Robert Burns in his famous Scottish poem “auld Lang Syne.”
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New Years means Champagne, “auld Lang Syne,” and good college football.
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But it was a time for everybody to join hands as we did on formerly Air Force One and sing “auld Lang Syne.”
The Last Ride The Daily Beast January 18, 2009

Historical Examples

“It’s just the like o’ her the auld villain likes best,” rejoined Christy.
Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Alexander Leighton

Or the thraldom of the people in “the days of auld langsyne?”
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 Various

One was to pull down the auld wa’s altogether; another was to clean it a’ out like you.
The Wizard’s Son, Vol. 1(of 3) Margaret Oliphant

Stanton sang a solo, and then all joined in “auld Lang Syne.”
The Long Labrador Trail Dillon Wallace

He then invited all hands present to join and sing “Should auld acquaintance be forgot?”
A Pirate of Parts Richard Neville

adjective
a Scot word for old
adj.

variant of old that more accurately preserves the Anglo-Saxon vowel. Surviving in northern English and Scottish; distinctly Scottish after late 14c.