sile

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sile, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G. sielen to draw away or lead off water. a. See Silt.].

 To strain, as fresh milk.  [1913 Webster]

sile, v. i. 

 To drop; to flow; to fall.  [1913 Webster]

sile, n. 

•  A sieve with fine meshes.  [1913 Webster]
•  Filth; sediment.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

sile, n. [Icel. sīld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan. sild. Cf. Sill the young of a herring.].

 A young or small herring.  Pennant.  [1913 Webster]