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Origin and Etymology of sile
Middle English, perhaps from Old English sȳl pillar, column; akin to Old High German sūl pillar, Old Norse sūl, sūla, Gothic sauls
Definition of sile
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, chiefly British
: to move especially downward with a flowing or gliding motion
- the rain siled down
Origin and Etymology of sile
Middle English
Definition of sile
Origin and Etymology of sile
Middle English silen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish sila to strain, sil strainer, Norwegian sile to strain, sil strainer
Origin and Etymology of sile
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish & Norwegian sil strainer
Definition of sile
plural -s
dialectal, British
: spawn or fry of fish (such as herring)
Origin and Etymology of sile
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sīld herring
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