Silt
Silt (silt) , noun
[Old English silte gravel, from silen to drain, English sile; probably of Scand. origin; compare Swedish sila, prob. akin to Anglo-Saxon seón to filter, sīgan to fall, sink, cause to sink, German seihen to strain, to filter, Old High German sīhan, Icelandic sīa, Sanskrit sic to pour; compare Greek 'ikma`s moisture. Compare Sig, Sile.]
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Silt , transitive verb
To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
Silt , intransitive verb
To flow through crevices; to percolate.