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Rh *sigla:—a sail.
 * siglare:—to sail.
 * siglatura:—a day's sail.
 * signare:—often used for significare; to make the sign of the cross.
 * signetum:—a signet.
 * signifacere:—to signify.
 * signum:—the sign of the cross; a bell.
 * sika:—a sike (Yorks.).
 * sikettus. See sichetum.
 * sila:—a sill; a ditch.
 * silarium:—the ceiler of a bed; a canopy.
 * silentiarius:—a privy councillor; an usher; a papal secretary.
 * silina:—a measure of corn.
 * silvicedium:—coppice wood, under 30 years' growth.
 * similari:—to assemble.
 * simina:—a chamber.
 * siminellus:—simnell bread, fine white bread; a cake.
 * simonia:—simony, traffic in spiritual things.
 * sincatio:—digging (a well).
 * sincellus :—sharing the same cell; a coadjutor.
 * sincubare:—to cut short (syncopare).
 * sindicus:—an advocate.
 * sindula. See scindula.
 * singittatim:—one by one.
 * singnifacere. See signifacere.
 * singnificare:—used for significare.
 * singnum:—used for signum.
 * sinistrare:—to turn to the left; to walk on the left of.
 * sinimum:—cinnamon.
 * sinodogium:—an inn (xenodochium).
 * sira. See schira.
 * sirgia:—an instrument of torture.
 * sirographum. See chirographum.
 * sirotheca. See chirotheca.
 * sirurgicus:—a surgeon (chirurgicus).
 * sisara. See sicera.
 * sistarchia:—a bag or basket.
 * sitarius, sitator:—a summoner.
 * situare:—to be situate.
 * situs:—site.
 * skamberlengeria:—chamberlainship.
 * skarkalla:—an engine for catching fish.
 * skella, skelletta:—a small bell.
 * skerda:—a scar.
 * skermia:—swordplay, fencing.
 * skilla:—a small bell (schilla).
 * skippagium:—embarkation; passage money on board ship; hire of a ship.
 * skirmia:—fencing.
 * skuvinagium, skyvinagium:—the revenue of a scabinus; some due at Calais harbour.
 * slippa:—a stirrup.
 * smakka:—a smack, a small ship.
 * smeltus, smyltus:—a smelt (osmerus eperlanus).