Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G.
sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See
{Silt}.]
To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sile \Sile\, v. i.
To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sile \Sile\, n.
1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]
2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[=i]ld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan.
sild. Cf. {Sill} the young of a herring.] (Zo["o]l.)
A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Syle \Syle\, n. [See {Sile} a young herring.] (Zo["o]l.)
A young herring ({Clupea harengus}). [Also written {sile}.]
But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And
when they're grown, why then we call them herring. --J.
Ingelow.
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