Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel.
ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See
Island, and cf. Ait.]
A little island in a river or lake. See Ait. [Written also
ait, ayt, ey, eyet, and eyght.]
--Blackstone.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |