sipe

[ sahyp ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.

, siped, sip·ing.

1. (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.

Other Words From

• siper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sipe¹

before 900; perhaps continuing Old English sīpian; cognate with Dutch zijpen, Middle Low German sīpen. See seep