eyotn.

Brit.

/eɪt/,

/ˈeɪət/, U.S.

/eɪt/,

/ˈeɪət/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s eyet.

β. 1700s– eyot, 1800s ayot.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: ait n.

Etymology: Alteration of ait n., in α. forms after -et suffix¹ (compare earlier islet n.), in β. forms after -ot suffix (compare later islot n. and its apparent etymon French îlot).

A small island, an islet; esp. an island in a river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small > in river or lake

aiteOE

holm?c1050

mediamnesa1552

eyot1670

haft1686

osier isle1744

osier ait1766

knoll1772

twig-ait1867

1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Eyet,..a little Island.

1713 J. Kersey New Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) An Ait or Eyet, a little Island in a River.

1746 London Evening-Post 23 Aug. (advt.) To be lett..Whitchurch Mills, consisting of three Water Corn Mills, with the Eyots and Fishery thereunto belonging, situate on the River Thames.

1810 J. Man Stranger in Reading vii. 199 The Thames is seen..spotted with islands and eyots as far as the eye can reach.

1836 R. Williams Let. in Life & Lett. (1874) I. i. 26 Last night there were the actual fireworks, &c., in an ayot in the river.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vi. 151 He knew every tributary, creek, and eyot.

1908 Gardeners' Chron. 6 June 372/2 Below is the river tumbling over a weir, with tree-clad eyots and banks clothed with wild flowers.

1955 M. A. Michael tr. H. Martinson Road iv. vi. 271 The narrow skiff came nearer and nearer, as the water between the eyots in the lakes became more open and free of ice.

2010 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 12 Sept. Home and a hot shower are now only a two-hour paddle away through the labyrinth of eyots and sandbanks.

Derivatives

† eyoty adj. Obsolete rare like an eyot or island.

ΚΠ

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words (at cited word) That eyoty piece near the ford.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyot
释义	eyotn. Brit. /eɪt/, /ˈeɪət/, U.S. /eɪt/, /ˈeɪət/ Forms: α. 1600s–1800s eyet. β. 1700s– eyot, 1800s ayot. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: ait n. Etymology: Alteration of ait n., in α. forms after -et suffix¹ (compare earlier islet n.), in β. forms after -ot suffix (compare later islot n. and its apparent etymon French îlot). A small island, an islet; esp. an island in a river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small > in river or lake aiteOE holm?c1050 mediamnesa1552 eyot1670 haft1686 osier isle1744 osier ait1766 knoll1772 twig-ait1867 1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Eyet,..a little Island. 1713 J. Kersey New Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) An Ait or Eyet, a little Island in a River. 1746 London Evening-Post 23 Aug. (advt.) To be lett..Whitchurch Mills, consisting of three Water Corn Mills, with the Eyots and Fishery thereunto belonging, situate on the River Thames. 1810 J. Man Stranger in Reading vii. 199 The Thames is seen..spotted with islands and eyots as far as the eye can reach. 1836 R. Williams Let. in Life & Lett. (1874) I. i. 26 Last night there were the actual fireworks, &c., in an ayot in the river. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vi. 151 He knew every tributary, creek, and eyot. 1908 Gardeners' Chron. 6 June 372/2 Below is the river tumbling over a weir, with tree-clad eyots and banks clothed with wild flowers. 1955 M. A. Michael tr. H. Martinson Road iv. vi. 271 The narrow skiff came nearer and nearer, as the water between the eyots in the lakes became more open and free of ice. 2010 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 12 Sept. Home and a hot shower are now only a two-hour paddle away through the labyrinth of eyots and sandbanks. Derivatives † eyoty adj. Obsolete rare like an eyot or island. ΚΠ 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words (at cited word) That eyoty piece near the ford. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1670
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