sile

noun (1)

\ ˈsī(ə)l \

plural -s

Definition of sile

(Entry 1 of 6)

Scottish

sile

intransitive verb

\ " \

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of sile (Entry 2 of 6)

dialectal, chiefly British

: to move especially downward with a flowing or gliding motion the rain siled down

sile

transitive verb

\ " \

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of sile (Entry 3 of 6)

dialectal, British

: strain, filter sile milk

sile

noun (2)

\ " \

plural -s

Definition of sile (Entry 4 of 6)

dialectal, British

: strainer, sieve

sile

\ " \

Definition of sile (Entry 5 of 6)

dialectal variant of soil

sile

noun

\ " \

plural -s

Definition of sile (Entry 6 of 6)

dialectal, British

: spawn or fry of fish (such as herring)

History and Etymology for sile

Noun (1)

Middle English, perhaps from Old English sȳl pillar, column; akin to Old High German sūl pillar, Old Norse sūl, sūla, Gothic sauls

Intransitive verb

Middle English

Transitive verb

Middle English silen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish sila to strain, sil strainer, Norwegian sile to strain, sil strainer

Noun (2)

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish & Norwegian sil strainer

Noun

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sīld herring

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