ait Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ait noun

Etymology

AS. , , perh. dim. of ieg, ig, island. See Eyot.

Definitions

1. An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.

   The ait where the osiers grew. R. Hodges (1649).

   Among green aits and meadows. Dickens.

Ait noun

Definitions

1. Oat. Scot. Burns.