English

Proper noun

Sile

1. Alternative spelling of Sheila

Anagrams

• isle
• leis
• lies
• Lise

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Silis.

Proper noun

Sile ?

1. A river that flows in Veneto

English

Alternative forms

• syle, cyle (Scotland)

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.

Derived terms

• sillock

Anagrams

• isle
• leis
• lies
• Lise

Estonian

Adjective

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

• élis, îles, isle, lies, liés, Lise, lise

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