1soundrept.(of a serpent or similar) hiss:
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiii1
)
Un serpent par sun sifle quant l’averat appelez
163.516
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiv2
)
si vindrent uns serpenz cornuz e ardanz cum fou [...]. Tute la cuntree resonout de lur sifle
217
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
La voiz cum siffle serpentin
682
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
The manticora Sifle de serpent a
531
sifle (c.1170)