Sile

Meaning

1. A sieve.
2. To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink.
3. That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth.
4. A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair.
5. A strainer or colander for liquids
6. A column; pillar.
7. To settle down; calm or compose oneself.
8. To pour with rain.
9. The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base.
10. To go; pass.
11. To boil gently; simmer.
12. A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building.
13. To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter.
14. Alternative spelling of Sheila.
15. A young herring.

Etymology / origin

From Irish Síle and Scottish Gaelic Sìle.

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