sile

See also: Sile, silé, Sìle, síle, Síle, and sîle

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English syle, from Old English sȳl (“column, pillar, support”), from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, post, column, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewl-, *ḱswel- (“log”), from *ḱsew-, *ḱes- (“to scratch, comb”). Cognate with Dutch zuil (“pillar”), German Säule (“column, pillar”), Norwegian sul (“pillar”), Icelandic súla (“column”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, “pillar”).

Alternative forms

Noun

sile (plural siles)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) A column; pillar.
  2. (now chiefly dialectal) A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
  3. (now chiefly dialectal) The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
  4. (now chiefly dialectal) A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.

Etymology 2

From Middle English silen, sylen, from Middle Low German silen ("to let off water, filter, strain"; > Low German silen, sielen), equivalent to sie +‎ -le. Cognate with German sielen (“let off water, filter”), Swedish sila (“to strain, filter, sift”), German Siel (“drain, sewer, sluice”).

Verb

sile (third-person singular simple present siles, present participle siling, simple past and past participle siled)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
  2. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
  3. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To settle down; calm or compose oneself.
  4. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To go; pass.
  5. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To boil gently; simmer.
  6. (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England) To pour with rain.

Noun

sile (plural siles)

  1. A sieve.
  2. A strainer or colander for liquids
  3. That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.

Etymology 3

From Middle English *sile, from Old Norse síl (“herring”), from Proto-Germanic *sīlą, *sīlō (“herring”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Icelandic síld (“herring”), Norwegian and Danish sild (“herring”), dialectal Swedish sil (“young fish, fry”). Compare sild.

Noun

sile (plural siles)

  1. A young herring.

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Anagrams

Estonian

Adjective

sile

  1. smooth

French

Verb

sile

  1. first-person singular present indicative of siler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of siler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of siler
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of siler
  5. second-person singular imperative of siler

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

silē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sileō

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕilɛ/

Noun

sile

  1. dative singular of siła
  2. locative singular of siła
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