Middle English Dictionary Entry
sile n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | sile n.(1) Also (in surname) cile. |
| Etymology | OE sylu |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Filth; (b) a bog, miry place; -- in surnames only.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2978 : Summe storuen and gouen stinc..Polheuedes and froskes & podes spile Bond harde egipte folc in sile.
b
- (1327) in Kristensson ME Top.Terms43 : Joh. Atte Syle..Norm. Atte Cyle.
- (1332) in Kristensson ME Top.Terms43 : Patrici de le Syle.