Definitions For Sile

Etymology 1

From Middle English syle, from , from , from , *ḱswel-, , log, from *ḱsew-, *ḱes-, , to scratch, comb. Cognate with , , , , .

Alternative forms

syle, cyle

Noun

SILE (plural SILEs) (now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) A column; pillar. (now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building. (now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base. (now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.

Etymology 2

From Middle English silen, sylen, from ("to let off water, filter, strain"; > , equivalent to . Cognate with , , .

Verb

sil (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To settle down; calm or compose oneself. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To go; pass. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To boil gently; simmer. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England) To pour with rain.

Noun

SILE (plural SILEs) A sieve. A strainer or colander for liquids That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.

Etymology 3

From Middle English sile, from , from , *sīlō, , herring, of unknown origin. Cognate with , and , dialectal . Compare sild.

Noun

SILE (plural SILEs) A young herring.

Derived terms

sillock

Anagrams

%iles, Elis, Iles, Isle, Lise, iles, isle, leis, lies