I. ˈsī(ə)l noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old English sȳl pillar, column; akin to Old High German sūl pillar, Old Norse sūl, sūla, Gothic sauls
Scotland : beam , rafter
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English
dialect chiefly Britain : to move especially downward with a flowing or gliding motion
the rain siled down
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English silen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish sila to strain, sil strainer, Norwegian sile to strain, sil strainer
dialect Britain : strain , filter
sile milk
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish & Norwegian sil strainer
dialect Britain : strainer , sieve
V.
dialect
variant of soil
VI. noun
( -s )
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sīld herring — more at sild
dialect Britain : sprawn or fry of fish (as herring)