noun
sile
Sile (noun) means (dialect) A column or pillar.
noun
1
(dialect) A column or pillar.
2
A wooden beam or rafter, especially a main one supporting a roof.
3
The base, or lower end, of a rafter or roof couple.
4
One of a pair of sloping timbers that support a roof.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English syle, from Old English sȳl, meaning "column, pillar, support", from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz, meaning "beam, post, column, pillar", from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewl-, *ḱswel-, meaning "log", from *ḱsew-, *ḱes-, meaning "to scratch, comb". It is cognate with Dutch zuil ("pillar"), German Säule ("column, pillar"), Norwegian søyle ("pillar"), Icelandic súla ("column"), and Gothic ????? (sauls, "pillar").
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What is the meaning of sile?
"sile" (noun) means (dialect) A column or pillar.
What are the different meanings of sile?
"sile" has 3 main meanings: 1. (dialect) A column or pillar; 2. A wooden beam or rafter, especially a main one supporting a roof; 3. The base, or lower end, of a rafter or roof couple.
