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Date: Sat Nov 20 00:03:33 EST 1999
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--eyas
eyas (EYE-uhs) noun
A nestling hawk or falcon.
[Middle English eias, from an eias, alteration of *a nias, an eyas,
from Old French niais, from Latin nidus, nest.]
And the "eyrie" is the nest where eagles and falcons lay their eggs.
"Aerie" is the most frequent crossword puzzle variant spelling I see...
Dear FB: I just noticed today that eyre is word for a
justice in a lower English court. So Jane must have had
a judge as foundation of patronymic.
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