sile Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sile transitive verb
Etymology
Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. a. See Silt.
Definitions
  1. To strain, as fresh milk. Prov. Eng.
Sile intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To drop; to flow; to fall. Prov. Eng.
Sile noun
Definitions
  1. A sieve with fine meshes. Prov. Eng.
  2. Filth; sediment. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
Sile noun
Etymology
Icel. sild herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild. Cf. Sill the young of a herring.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A young or small herring. Eng. Pennant.

Webster 1913