ait

[ eyt ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. a small island, especially a braid bar.

ait

/ eɪt /

noun

1. dialect.
   an islet, esp in a river

Word History and Origins

Origin of ait¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg “island,” cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey; island

Word History and Origins

Origin of ait¹

Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg island

Example Sentences

At the time, the island had not yet been named after the delicacy, and went by the decidedly less fantastical Twickenham Ait.

From The Daily Beast

Mouha, our charming guide, is from the Ait Atta and was born in a black goat-hair tent in the Saharan dunes.

From The Daily Beast

Some, like the Ait Atta nomads, still migrate throughout the year.

From The Daily Beast

L'adieu et le deuil se clost par l'occision des chiens ce que le mourant ait des avants-coureurs en l'autre monde.

From Project Gutenberg

C'est le livre le plus hardi et le plus terrible qui ait jamais parti dans aucun lieu du monde.

From Project Gutenberg

Ja Dieu ne plaise qu'on die jamais que Bourbon ait fuyt devant ses ennemis.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, a double-flowered form is possibly in embryo, and before the next century closes the Cypripedium acaule Ait.

From Project Gutenberg

Nihili stimo, ait ille tympanista, e pergamen factitius est.

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