sike(sīk, sik),USA pronunciationn.[Scot. and North Eng.]
a small stream.
a gully or ditch, esp. one that fills with water after a heavy rain.
Also, syke.
Old Norse sīk small stream, ditch, pond, cognate with Old English sīc (now sitch) rill, Middle Low German sīk puddle; akin to Old High German seih urine, Old English sicerian to ooze