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sigh (v.)
mid-13c., probably a Middle English back-formation from
sighte
, past tense of Old English
sican
"to sigh," perhaps echoic of the sound of sighing. Related:
Sighed
;
sighing
.
sigh (n.)
early 14c., from
sigh
(v.).
