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Norse goddess, wife of Thor
In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier
Sif
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sif or šif in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sif is a Norse goddess and the wife of Thor. Sif or SIF may also refer to: Sif Atladóttir (born
Sif_(disambiguation)
Fictional character in Marvel Comics
Sif is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Journey
Sif_(character)
United States Sustainable Investment Forum
US SIF: The Sustainable Investment Forum is a US-based membership association located in Washington, DC. Its mission is to promote sustainable investing
US_SIF
American actress (born 1984)
actress. She is known for portraying Jessi on the TV series Kyle XY and Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World
Jaimie_Alexander
Topics referred to by the same term
TF-SIF may refer to: TF-SIF (Dauphin 2), a helicopter operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard from 1985 until 2007 TF-SIF (Dash 8), an aircraft operated
TF-SIF
Video game character
Sif, the Great Grey Wolf (Japanese: 灰色の大狼シフ, Hepburn: Hai'iro no Dairō Shifu) is a character and boss in the 2011 action role-playing game Dark Souls
Sif_(Dark_Souls)
Surveillance and rescue aircraft operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard
Sif, also known as TF-SIF, is a Bombardier Dash 8-Q-314 turboprop-powered surveillance and rescue aircraft operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard since
TF-SIF_(Dash_8)
Association football club in Denmark
(pronounced [ˈse̝lkəˌpɒˀ ˈitʁætsfɒˌe̝ˀne̝ŋ]; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The
Silkeborg_IF
Icelandic model (born 1997)
Sif Saga (born 20 September 1997) is an Icelandic model, actress and songwriter. Sif Saga Dagbjartsdóttir was born and raised in Boston to Icelandic parents
Sif_Saga
New religious movement based in Hawaii
The Science of Identity Foundation (SIF) is a new religious movement started in the 1970s. It was founded by Chris Butler after he broke from the International
Science of Identity Foundation
Science_of_Identity_Foundation
Antarctic island
75°05′55″S 102°49′05″W / 75.098611°S 102.818056°W / -75.098611; -102.818056 Sif Island is an island in Pine Island Bay of the Amundsen Sea, in Antarctica
Sif_Island
Active shield volcano on Venus
Sif Mons is a large shield volcano located in western Eistla Regio, a highland region on Venus. It is composed of a main volcanic structure with a 40-kilometre
Sif_Mons
Tax policy in Luxembourg
A specialized investment fund (SIF) is a lightly regulated and tax-efficient regulatory regime in Luxembourg aimed at a broader range of eligible investors
Specialized_investment_fund
Helicopter used by the Icelandic Coast Guard
Sif, also known as TF-SIF, is an Aerospatiale SA365N Dauphin 2 helicopter used by the Icelandic Coast Guard from 1985 to 2007. It took part in several
TF-SIF_(Dauphin_2)
Open specification for academic institutions
Interoperability Framework, Systems Interoperability Framework (UK), or SIF, is a data-sharing open specification for academic institutions from kindergarten
Schools Interoperability Framework
Schools_Interoperability_Framework
Association football club in Faroe Islands
SÍF Sandavágur is a Faroese Football club based in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar. SÍF Sandavágur was founded in 1906; although the club is one of
SÍF_Sandavágur
Independent animated series
Zale is an independent animated fantasy series created by Danish animator Sif Perlt Savery. Originally released as an online pilot in February 2012, Episode
Tales_of_Zale
Measure in risk analysis
provided by a safety instrumented function (SIF), i.e. the measurement of the performance required of the SIF. In the functional safety standards based
Safety_integrity_level
Swedish actress (1916–2011)
Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm
Sif_Ruud
Se'if katan (Hebrew: סעיף קטן, Rashei teivot: ס"ק) is a term for a subsection in the halachic literature. In the standard format for commentaries on halachic
Se'if_katan
Icelandic academic
Sif Ríkharðsdóttir is a professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland. Sif Ríkharðsdóttir was appointed as assistant professor in Comparative
Sif_Ríkharðsdóttir
Icelandic model
English. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-18. "Conoce a Miss Islandia 2023: Lilja Síf Pétursdóttir". TELEMUNDO.com (in Spanish). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18
Lilja_Pétursdóttir
File format
Input Format (SIF) defined in MPEG-1, is a video format that was developed to allow the storage and transmission of digital video. 625/50 SIF format (PAL/SECAM)
Source_Input_Format
Canadian government program
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) is the program of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada designed to support the "Canadian innovation
Strategic_Innovation_Fund
Norwegian football club
from Stavanger, Norway. In Rogaland, they are colloquially called Sif or Stavanger. SIF reached the semi-finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914
Stavanger_IF_Fotball
Standard Interchange Format, called SIF, is a geospatial data exchange format. A standard or neutral format used to move graphics files between DOD Project
Standard_Interchange_Format
Danish football club season
August 2025. "Tilbagevendt SIF-målsluger vil tage kampen op". Bold.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025. "SIF henter venstre back" (in
2025–26_Silkeborg_IF_season
Marvel Comics character
Thor's cast of supporting characters includes his fellow Asgardians Odin, Sif, The Warriors Three, and Balder the Brave, as well as other allies such as
Thor_(Marvel_Comics)
Language isolate of southwest Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast, Mali Ethnicity Seme Native speakers (40,000 cited ca. 1999) Language family Language isolate Language codes ISO 639-3 sif Glottolog siam1242
Siamou_language
Danish footballer
Sif Rykær (born 16 January 1988) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for KoldingQ in the Elitedivisionen and formerly for the Denmark women's
Sif_Rykær
Icelandic footballer (born 1985)
Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic former footballer and a former member of the Iceland women's national team. During her career, she
Sif_Atladóttir
Identification friend or foe system
As it was being introduced, the new Selective Identification Feature, or SIF, allowed the response signal to be modified with bit encoding, providing
IFF_Mark_X
other shareholders are SIF Banato Crisana - 0.31%, SIF Moldova - 0.31%, SIF Transilvania - 0.31%, SIF Muntenia - 0.42% and SIF Oltenia - 3.27%. In June
Exim_Banca_Românească
Philosophical society
The Central European Institute of Philosophy (SIF; Czech: Středoevropský Institut Filosofie; German: Mitteleuropäisches Institut für Philosophie) established
Central European Institute of Philosophy
Central_European_Institute_of_Philosophy
Icelandic handball player (born 1988)
Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (born 5 January 1988) is an Icelandic team handball player for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She plays on the Icelandic national
Arna_Sif_Pálsdóttir
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
(voiced by David Lodge). Lady Sif (portrayed by Jaimie Alexander) is the leading female warrior of Asgard based on Sif of Norse mythology, and Thor's
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
1927 film
Poor Little Sif (German: Arme kleine Sif) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Paul Wegener, Adele Sandrock, and
Poor_Little_Sif
Danish footballer (born 1994)
er Årets Spiller i SIF 2024" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025. "Uafgjort i Brøndby sender SIF i kvalifikationsspillet"
Tonni_Adamsen
The Italian Physical Society (Italian: Società Italiana di Fisica, SIF) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote, encourage, protect the study
Italian_Physical_Society
2006 Indian film
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante (transl. Deadline: Just 24 Hours) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language suspense thriller film featuring Konkona Sen Sharma, Irfan Khan
Deadline:_Sirf_24_Ghante
Germanic god associated with thunder
names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif and the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa. With Sif, Thor fathered the goddess (and possible valkyrie)
Thor
Icelandic actor (born 1980)
Vikings: Valhalla". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2023. Sonja Sif Þórólfsdóttir (19 February 2023). "Þóttist kunna sænsku fyrir hlutverk".
Jóhannes_Haukur_Jóhannesson
National beauty pageant competition in Iceland
March 2016. Hauksdóttir, Íris (16 August 2023). "Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir valin Ungfrú Ísland" [Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir was chosen as Miss Iceland]. Visir.is
Miss_Iceland
Comic book series
Asgard was overthrown by Loki and the Maker, and are joined by Thor's captor Sif. They break into the City to steal information about many of the lost heroes
The_Ultimates_(2024)
Norse mythological figure
sometimes anglicized as Thrud, is a daughter of the god Thor and the goddess Sif in Norse mythology. Þrúðr is also the name of one of the valkyries who serve
Þrúðr
UK-based association
The Society for Individual Freedom (SIF) is a United Kingdom-based association of libertarians, classical liberals, free-market conservatives and others
Society for Individual Freedom
Society_for_Individual_Freedom
Airport
Simara Airport (Nepali: सिमरा विमानस्थल) (IATA: SIF, ICAO: VNSI) is a domestic airport located in Jitpur Simara serving Bara District, a district in Madhesh
Simara_Airport
Glacier in northern Greenland
Sif Glacier (Danish: Sifs Gletscher), is a glacier in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. The Sif
Sif_Glacier
2004–2005 Marvel comic book series
Greg Tocchini, the series follows Thor's early adventures in Asgard with Sif and Balder. It was originally a limited series of six issues but, thanks
Thor:_Son_of_Asgard
Danish oil field in the North Sea
production since 1999. The Sif and Igor fields are satellites to Hallfdan. The Halfdan field comprises the contiguous Halfdan, Sif and Igor fields in Blocks
Halfdan_field
Supreme Indoor Football (SIF) is an inactive professional indoor football league based in the Southeastern United States. The SIF was originally the creation
Supreme_Indoor_Football
Icelandic basketball player (born 1996)
Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir (born 14 August 1996) is an Icelandic former basketball player. During her career, she won the Icelandic championship once and
Bríet_Sif_Hinriksdóttir
The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at building trust and understanding with other nations through programmes
Singapore International Foundation
Singapore_International_Foundation
12th episode of the 2nd season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they deal with an amnesiac Sif and revelations about the Kree and Inhumans. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic
Who_You_Really_Are
2012–2013 Syrian Islamist umbrella organisation
الجبهة الإسلامية السورية al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyya as-Sūriyyah; abbreviated SIF) was a Salafist alliance of various Islamist factions opposed to Bashar al-Assad
Syrian_Islamic_Front
Danish football club season
Retrieved 19 August 2024. "SIF køber Andreas Poulsen fri af AaB" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024. "SIF køber kasakhstansk landsholdsspiller"
2024–25_Silkeborg_IF_season
National IIHF member association for Sweden
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Swedish_Ice_Hockey_Association
Television channel
satellite television channel operated by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF). Broadcasting an hour a day with the aim of catering to the Singaporean
Singapore International Television
Singapore_International_Television
2022 Marvel Studios film
Thanos. He learns of a distress signal from Sif, so he parts ways with the team. He finds an injured Sif, who warns that Gorr's next target is New Asgard
Thor:_Love_and_Thunder
Danish footballer (born 2001)
Stort Pelle-portræt: Den lokale knægt er blevet en SIF-profil, silkeborgif.com, 3 April 2024 "SIF sælger Pelle Mattsson til Norwich City F.C." (in Danish)
Pelle_Mattsson
Literary archetype
Loki cuts the hair of the goddess Sif.
Trickster
British actor
Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (/ˈɑːsɪf ˈmɑːndvi/, AH-sif MAHND-vee), is a British actor. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show
Aasif_Mandvi
Swiss administrative unit
The State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) is a Swiss government agency that is responsible for defending Switzerland's interests in international
State Secretariat for International Finance
State_Secretariat_for_International_Finance
Pakistani airline
AirSial Limited IATA ICAO Call sign PF SIF AIR SIAL Founded October 2017; 8 years ago (2017-10) Commenced operations 25 December 2020; 5 years ago (2020-12-25)
AirSial
Icelandic footballer (born 1992)
Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir (born 12 August 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender. She had previously played for Valur in Iceland and Kopparbergs/Göteborg
Arna_Ásgrímsdóttir
Men's rights group in India
to extort money and family property and to deny child custody to fathers. SIF members have sought to have the laws made gender neutral and be amended to
Save_Indian_Family_Foundation
Singaporean state-owned media company
The service was to be operated by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) with the aim of promoting the Singaporean way of life abroad, and was to
Mediacorp
the Nafnaþulur, while in Skáldskaparmál chapter 21, she is identified with Sif. While Móði's father is named as Thor in Hymiskviða 34, Gylfaginning 52 and
Family trees of the Norse gods
Family_trees_of_the_Norse_gods
Icelandic author and former journalist
first book, Útkall Alfa TF-SIF, about several rescue missions involving the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter Sif (TF-SIF), came out in 1995. As of 2022
Óttar_Sveinsson
2013 Marvel Studios film
Sif and the film explores the Sif-Thor relationship. Alexander elaborated, "I really tried to bring a little bit more vulnerability in this film. Sif
Thor:_The_Dark_World
2011 Marvel Studios film
travels to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, accompanied by Loki, childhood friend Sif and the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun. A battle ensues until
Thor_(film)
Airport in Stoneville, North Carolina
Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (ICAO: KSIF, FAA LID: SIF, formerly 78N) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport
Rockingham_County_NC_Shiloh_Airport
1962. pp. 16, 5. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Tímarit.is. "Fjögurra hreyfla SIF tekur senn við gæzlunni af Rán". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 16 August 1962
List of aircraft of the Icelandic Coast Guard
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Icelandic_Coast_Guard
Sexual attraction to hair
Sif (1909) by John Charles Dollman
Hair_fetishism
Time gap between transmissions in wireless networking
Short Interframe Space (SIFS), is the amount of time in microseconds required for a wireless interface to process a received frame and to respond with
Short_Interframe_Space
Malevolent nocturnal spirit in German folklore
daughter of the chieftain of the gods in the Norse religion, Thor, and his wife Sif. The Drudenfuss (or Drudenfuß), literally "drude's foot" (also Alpfuss),
Drude
Swedish ice hockey league
Retrieved 25 May 2022. SIF Tävlingsavdelningen 2023, p. 25. SIF Tävlingsavdelningen 2023, p. 26. SIF Tävlingsavdelningen 2023, p. 27. SIF Tävlingsavdelningen
Nationella_Damhockeyligan
Dauphin II and rent another until the new one would arrive. In 1985, the new Sif arrived and with it, several changes were made to the helicopter program
Icelandic_Coast_Guard
Canadian actor and rapper
25, 1992), also known by his stage names Deph Naught and, more recently, Sif, is a Canadian actor and rapper. He rose to prominence for his portrayal
Daniel_Kelly_(actor)
Swedish football club
February 2024. "AIK Statistikdatabas". "Från fyran till superettanjakt – här är SIF:s motstånd i toppmötet". 20 August 2023. "Nu blir det på allvar för Halef
Nordic_United_FC
Danish footballer (born 2006)
WorldFootball.net SIF's seneste solstrålehistorie har en alvorlig skyggeside: Det gav mig et andet livssyn, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 15 September 2024 SIF-talent på
Julius_Lorents
English actress (born 1995/1996)
in the 2024 action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening, and the goddess Sif in animated series Twilight of the Gods. In 2024, she joined the DC Universe
Anya_Chalotra
Overview of volcanic activity on the planet Venus
volcano do not have wrinkles ridges, then they would be considered young. The Sif Mons volcano is 350 km in diameter, 2 km high, and is in the Western Eistla
Volcanism_on_Venus
Mythical Trojan writer
languages. Mercurius is not the son of Juno, which indeed is identified as Sif, who in many other medieval Norse sources are explained as the mythical first
Dares_Phrygius
16th Miss Supranational pageant
April 2025. Hauksdóttir, Íris (16 August 2023). "Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir valin Ungfrú Ísland" [Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir elected Miss Iceland]. Vísir (in Icelandic)
Miss_Supranational_2025
Ship in Norse mythology
chapter details that the god Loki once cut off the goddess's Sif's hair in an act of mischief. Sif's husband, Thor, enraged, found Loki, caught hold of him
Skíðblaðnir
Place in Hadhramaut, Yemen
Sif, Yemen is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. Towns and villages in the Hadhramaut Governorate v t e
Sif,_Yemen
Hardware and software controls used on critical process systems
safety issues. An SIS contains one or more safety instrumented functions (SIF). The SIS is credited with a certain measure of reliability depending on
Safety_instrumented_system
British musician (born 1945)
Claudius Afolabi "Labi" Siffre (/ˈlæ.bi sɪfri/ LAB-ee SIF-ree, born 25 June 1945) is a British singer, songwriter and poet. Siffre released six albums
Labi_Siffre
Icelandic radio host and athlete
Kristín Sif Björgvinsdóttir (born 2 December 1983) is an Icelandic radio host and an athlete. She currently hosts the radio show Ísland vaknar (English:
Kristín_Sif_Björgvinsdóttir
American superhero media franchise films
Retrieved November 6, 2017. Keyes, Rob (October 16, 2017). "Why Isn't Lady Sif in Thor: Ragnarok?". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on October 17
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films
Standard format for digital video in teleconferencing
two variants of the SIF (Source Input Format) that was first defined in the MPEG-1 standard. SIF is otherwise very similar to CIF. SIF on 525-line ("NTSC")
Common_Intermediate_Format
Danish badminton player (born 1987)
(born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the
Jan_Ø._Jørgensen
Compression software
compression was added as a StuffIt X compression option (see the related 'SIF Format' below). From the mid-1990s until the 2005 acquisition by Smith Micro
StuffIt
US professional indoor football team from North Carolina
that the Heroes would be the charter member of Supreme Indoor Football (SIF), one of the two leagues (along with the Continental Indoor Football League)
Cape_Fear_Heroes
Not-for-profit corporation
Retrieved November 4, 2015. "SIF Association Remakes Itself". The Journal. June 2, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2017. "SIF Certification". Archived from
Access_For_Learning_Community
Danish footballer (born 2002)
kontrakt med SIF, silkeborgefterskole.dk, 20 December 2017 Ung SIF-trio får chancen i Spanien, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 29 January 2020 SIF-talent: En drengedrøm
Anders_Dahl_(footballer)
Australian actress
streaming service Binge. In January 2026, she was cast as the Norse goddess Sif for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video live-action adaptation of the two Norse
Teresa_Palmer
history: Sif, a warrior based on the deity Sif, is one of Thor's main love interests. However, Thor's draw to Earth has been a constant distraction. Sif did
List of Thor (Marvel Comics) supporting characters
List_of_Thor_(Marvel_Comics)_supporting_characters
SIF
SIF
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sifter of flour and meal, from an agent derivative of Middle English rid(e)len ‘to sift’ (from Old English hriddel ‘sieve’).German : topographic name from Bavarian Ridel ‘hill’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Riedler, a variant of Rieder or Riedel.
Girl/Female
Norse
Thor's second wife.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Quality
Boy/Male
Muslim
Quality
Female
Norse
Variant spelling of Old Norse Siv, SIF means "bride."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Quality
Boy/Male
British, English
Life; Little
Female
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word sif, SIV means "bride, wife." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Þórr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sieve-maker, Middle English siviere (from an agent derivative of Old English sife ‘sieve’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bolter or sifter of flour, from Middle English bo(u)lt ‘to sift’ (Old French buleter, of Germanic origin).English : occupational name for a maker of bolts or bars, from an agent derivative of Middle English bolt (see Bolt).German : habitational name for someone from a lost place named Bolt. It is the name of a large family from Hechingen, Württemberg.German (also Bölter) : occupational name for a maker of wooden bolts for crossbows, Middle High German bolter.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Praise
Male
Egyptian
, a grandson of Tetet.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Pashtun
Virtues of Allah
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God's Praise; Virtue
Girl/Female
British, English
To Praise the Beauty
Girl/Female
Christian, Indian
Daughter of God
SIF
SIF
Female
English
English name derived from Italian Orabella, ORABEL means "golden beautiful."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Feather, Line, Saintly
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English slech ‘sledgehammer’ (Old English slecg); a metonymic occupational name for someone who made sledgehammers or used one at work.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Lord of All Hindrances
Boy/Male
German, Shakespearean
Brave Adviser
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dance performed by Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Monarch; King
Girl/Female
Indian
Bhagavad Geetha
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devvrat | தேவவà¯à®°à®¤
Bhishma
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Sita
SIF
SIF
SIF
SIF
SIF
n.
To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as had from good.
v. t.
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 sift sand or lime.
n.
The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
v. t.
To sift through a sarse.
n.
The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or examination; free discussion; public exposure.
v. t.
To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
n.
Stones left after sifting.
v. t.
To separate or part as if with a sieve.
n.
One who sifts or bolts.
v. t.
To sift; to bolt.
v. t.
To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
n.
Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose; -- so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamell/ of the beak.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sift
n.
The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.
v. t.
To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.
n.
One who, or that which, sifts.
imp. & p. p.
of Sift
n.
The six-shafted bird of paradise. See Paradise bird, under Paradise.
v. t.
To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.
v. t.
To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.