eyot

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English eyt, eit, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (ait, eyot, islet, small island), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (island) which constitutes the first element of island. See also ait.

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eyot (plural eyots)

  1. (chiefly British) A little island, especially in a river or lake.

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