ait

Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

ait, n. [AS. , , perh. dim. of īeg, īg, island. See Eyot.].

An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot. [1913 Webster]

"The ait where the osiers grew." [1913 Webster]

"Among green aits and meadows." [1913 Webster]

ait, n.

Oat. Burns. [1913 Webster]

ait, n. (also eyot) Brit. a small island, esp. in a river.

Etymology

OE iggath etc. f. ieg ISLAND + dimin. suffix

N island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker, archipelago, islander, insular, seagirt, archipelagic, Fluids in Motion.

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