Middle English Dictionary Entry
sī̆len v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | sī̆len v.(2) P.ppl. sī̆lud. |
| Etymology | ?ON: cp. Norw. sile, Swed. sila; also cp. MLG sīlen & OFris. sīl sluice. ?= ME sīlen v.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To strain (sth.).
Associated quotations
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)24/18 : Tak sygrym, waybrede, columbyne, & sile þam thorow a clathe.
- a1475 Bk.Courtesy (Sln 1986)695 : Þo euwere thurgh towelle syles clene His water into þo bassynges shene.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.21 : Þo hare schalle hacked be In gobettis smalle..In hir owne blode seyn or sylud clene.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)339 : To Syle: colare.