Apr. 11th, 2007

eyas

Apr. 11th, 2007 07:42 am
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eyas - n., a nestling hawk or falcon, especially one to be trained for falconry.


Unfledged being the important part. From Middle English eias, from an eias, alteration of a nias, from Old French niais, from Latin nīdus, nest -- one of those that, like nuncle, lost its initial n.

---L.

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