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eirie

eirie is the archaic form 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 eirie

pluraleiries

Questions about eirie

What is eirie the archaic form of?
Eirie is the archaic form of eyrie.

Words near eirie in the dictionary

  1. eirenicism
  2. eirenicon
  3. eirenicons
  4. eirenics
  5. EIRI
  6. eirie
  7. eiries
  8. Eirini
  9. Eirish
  10. eirs
  11. eirself

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