| 释义 |
sile
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) |