syften

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cyftyn, siften === Etymology === From Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiftən/ === Verb === syften (third-person singular simple present syfteth, present participle syftende, syftynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle syfted) To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a riddle. Synonym: temsen (rare) To use a sieve to spread ashes around. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== syftynge ==== Descendants ==== English: sift Scots: sift ==== References ==== “siften, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 December 2018. == Swedish == === Noun === syften indefinite plural of syfte