[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sile \sile\, v. t. akin to sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, g.
   sielen to draw away or lead off water. root151a. see
   silt.
   to strain, as fresh milk. prov. eng.
   1913 webster
see also:
silt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sile \sile\, v. i.
   to drop; to flow; to fall. prov. eng.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sile \sile\, n.
   1. a sieve with fine meshes. prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   2. filth; sediment. prov. eng. --halliwell.
      1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sile \sile\, n. icel. simacld herring; akin to sw. sill, dan.
   sild. cf. sill the young of a herring. zool.
   a young or small herring. eng. --pennant.
   1913 webster
see also:
sill 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

syle \syle\, n. see sile a young herring. zool.
   a young herring clupea harengus. also written sile.
   1913 webster

         but our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,
         and when they're grown, why then we call them herring.
                                                  --j. ingelow.
   1913 webster
see also:
sile clupea harengus sile 

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