Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G.
   sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See
   {Silt}.]
   To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]

Sile \Sile\, v. i.
   To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]

Sile \Sile\, n.
   1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]

   2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[=i]ld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan.
   sild. Cf. {Sill} the young of a herring.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant.