- siftan
- wv/t1b to sift, pass through a sieve
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
siftan
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Sift — Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sifted — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sifting — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To sift out — Sift Sift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See {Sieve}.] 1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sift — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English siftan; akin to Old English sife sieve Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to put through a sieve < sift flour > b. to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Punjabi wedding traditions — and ceremonies are traditionally conducted in Punjabi and are a strong reflection of Punjabi culture.While the actual religious marriage ceremony, among Hindus, Sikhs and Jains may be conducted in Sanskrit, Punjabi by the Pundit, Granthi or… … Wikipedia
sift — /sift/, v.t. 1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 3. to separate by or as if by a sieve. 4. to examine closely: The… … Universalium
besiftan — wv/t1b to sprinkle [siftan] … Old to modern English dictionary
sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sichten — sichten1 Vsw Sicht. sichten2 Vsw mustern, auswählen std. (15. Jh., Bedeutung 16. Jh.) Stammwort. In diesem Verb haben sich wohl zwei Quellen getroffen: einmal sichten1 erblicken als Ableitung von Sicht und zum anderen mndd. sichten sieben (mit… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
