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ayrie

ayrie is the obsolete spelling of eyrie.

Meaning of eyrie

Noun

eyrie (plural eyries)

  1. (UK) The nest of a bird of prey.
    • The methods employed to ascend to the nest of a bird of prey depend, in each instance, upon its site. If the nest is in a tree, a man can climb up and, having put the young ones in a basket, carry them home. If, however, the eyrie is built in the fissure of a lofty rock, a man is secured to the end...1943, Casey A. Wood, F. Marjorie Fyfe, “How to reach the eyrie”, in The Art of Falconry, volume 2, translation of original by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, →ISBN, page 129
  2. (UK) Any high and remote but commanding place.

Forms of ayrie

pluralayries

Questions about ayrie

What is ayrie the obsolete spelling of?
Ayrie is the obsolete spelling of eyrie.

Words near ayrie in the dictionary

  1. ayrant
  2. Ayrarat
  3. ayre
  4. ayres
  5. Ayrford
  6. ayrie
  7. ayries
  8. Ayrin
  9. Ayrshire
  10. Ayrshires
  11. Ayrton

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