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SIKE, SYIK, SYK, _s._
1. A rill, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _sic_, sulcus aquarius; Isl. _sijk_, rivulus.
2. A marshy bottom, with a small stream in it.
_Wyntown._
_To_ SIKE, _v. a._ To cause to sigh.
_K. Quair._
~Siking~, _s._ Sighing.
_Sir Gawan._
A. S. _sic-an_, id. Su. G. _sikt_, a sigh.
SIKKIN, _adj._
V. under ~Sic~.
SIL, SILL, _s._ A billet.
_Douglas._
A. S. _syl_, a post.
SILDER, _s._ Silver, Ang.
_A. Nicol._
_To_ SILE, SYLE, SYLL, _v. a._
1. To blindfold.
_More._
2. To hide, to conceal.
_G.o.dly Sangs._
O. Fr. _cill-er_, _sil-ir_, _sill-er_, fermer les yeux; Lat.
_cil-ium_.
~Syling~, _s._ Ceiling.
_Z. Boyd._
_To_ SYLE, _v. a._
1. To circ.u.mvent.
_Dunbar._
2. To betray.
_Maitland P._
A. S. _syl-an_, to betray.
_To_ SILE, SYLE, _v. a._ To strain, Loth.
Su. G. _sil-a_, colare; _sil_, a strainer.
SILIT, _part. pa._ Perhaps, given; A. S. _syllan_, dare.
_Gawan and Gol._
_To_ SYLL, _v. a._ To cover.
V. ~Sile~.
SYLL, _s._ A seat of dignity.
_Gawan and Gol._
A. S. _sylla_, a seat, a chair.
SILLABE, _s._ A syllable, S. A. S.
_R. Bruce._
