FromMiddle Englisheyt,eit, fromOld Englishīġeoþ,īgoþ,iggaþ,iggoþ(“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive ofīġ,ēġ,īeġ(“island”) (whence Englishey(“island”)) which also constitutes the first element ofisland. See alsoait andNorwegian Bokmåløy.
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eyot (pluraleyots)