ayren.

Brit.

/ɛː/, U.S.

/ɛ(ə)r/, Scottish English

/er/

Forms: Scottish (Orkney and Shetland) 1500s 1900s– ayr, 1700s– air, 1700s– aire, 1800s aer, 1800s– ayre, 1900s– er; English regional (north-western) 1800s aire, 1800s– ayr.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn.

Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic eyrr gravel-bank (Icelandic eyri ), Faroese oyri gravel-bank, Norwegian ør , øyr sandbank, spit, headland, Old Swedish ör (only in the compound fiskis ör gravel-bank or sandbank where fish congregate; Swedish ör gravel-bank, sandbank), Old Danish ør , øør sandy beach (Danish ør ridge of sand or gravel, especially one forming a spit or peninsula) < a variant (with i-mutation) of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic aurr wet clay, loam, mud (see ore n.²). In English regional (north-western) use probably the reflex of a borrowing of the early Scandinavian word represented by the Scandinavian forms listed above. Compare ere n.Early examples of place names derived from the early Scandinavian word include Ravenser (1230; East Riding, Yorkshire, lost to the sea), and the stream name Ayrauhe beke (c1250; now Aira Beck, Cumberland).

Originally and chiefly Scottish (Orkney and Shetland).

A ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; a sand-spit. Also: a sandbank.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > sandbank > [noun]

sand-ridgec1000

hurst1398

shelp1430

sand1495

ayre1539

bar1587

knock1587

sandbank1589

middle ground1653

middle1702

overslaugh1755

sandbar1767

sea-bank1828

tow-head1829

wharf1867

whale1905

horse1926

1539 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1881–2) 16 195 Fyve paks of waldmaill and twa barrellis of butter yerele on Alhallowevin to be deliverit to us..upon the ayr of Kyrkwall.

1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland vi. 70 They have also some Norish words..such as Air which signifies a Sand Bank.

1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Isles Shetland 12 in Descr. Isles Orknay & Zetland Air a Bank of Sand.

1774 G. Low Tour Orkney & Shetl. (1879) 11 A house on the Aire..bears the empty name of the Fish-house.

1809 A. Edmondston View Zetland Islands I. iii. 140 Most of the extensive beaches on the coast are called airs; as Stour-air, Whale-air, Bou-air.

1868 D. Gorrie Summers & Winters in Orkneys ix. 365 This aith, ayre, or spit of land.

1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Aire, land warped up by floods or tides, and now or once liable to be overflowed by them.

1898 ‘Junda’ Echoes from Klingrahool 17 The aer where wavelets lap and lave.

1933 Geogr. Jrnl. 81 505 These ‘green fish’ were bought by the merchants and dried on stony ayres.

1936 Nature 19 Sept. 512/2 The most interesting find..was at Braewick..where storm water had breached an ‘ayr’ or storm beach.

1977 Geogr. Jrnl. 143 468 Dales Voe and Swinister Voe are separated by three small ayres which link Fora Ness to Mainland.

1997 C. De Luca Wast wi da Valkyries 48 Foo fine hit wis apon a simmer's nicht, ta lay Da boat aff fae da aester ayre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† ayreayerev.¹

Etymology: < Old French erre-r, 3rd singular present eire , earlier edrar (in St. Leger) < Latin iterāre to journey, proceed, march, < iter journey. Compare eyre n., errant adj.

Obsolete.

To march, proceed, make one's way; to move about (as opposed to remain still).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)]

stira1000

icchec1175

wag?c1225

movea1325

routa1325

to-wawea1375

removea1400

sway?a1400

trotc1430

ayrec1440

quinch1511

walk1533

twitch1542

shift1595

jee1727

to get around1849

society > travel > [verb (intransitive)]

nimeOE

becomec885

teec888

goeOE

i-goc900

lithec900

wendeOE

i-farec950

yongc950

to wend one's streetOE

fare971

i-wende971

shakeOE

winda1000

meteOE

wendOE

strikec1175

seekc1200

wevec1200

drawa1225

stira1225

glidea1275

kenc1275

movec1275

teemc1275

tightc1275

till1297

chevec1300

strake13..

travelc1300

choosec1320

to choose one's gatea1325

journeyc1330

reachc1330

repairc1330

wisec1330

cairc1340

covera1375

dressa1375

passa1375

tenda1375

puta1382

proceedc1392

doa1400

fanda1400

haunta1400

snya1400

take?a1400

thrilla1400

trace?a1400

trinea1400

fangc1400

to make (also have) resortc1425

to make one's repair (to)c1425

resort1429

ayrec1440

havea1450

speer?c1450

rokec1475

wina1500

hent1508

persevere?1521

pursuec1540

rechec1540

yede1563

bing1567

march1568

to go one's ways1581

groyl1582

yode1587

sally1590

track1590

way1596

frame1609

trickle1629

recur1654

wag1684

fadge1694

haul1802

hike1809

to get around1849

riddle1856

bat1867

biff1923

truck1925

c1440 Morte Arth. 455 There awes none alyenes to ayere appone nyghttys.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xvii. 7502 Þen Achilles cherfull, & his choise cosyn..Ayren vnto Ector angardly sore!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

† ayrev.²

Etymology: variant of ear v.¹

Obsolete.

To plough.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > plough (land) [verb (transitive)]

eareOE

till1377

plough1423

break1499

sheugh1513

ayrec1540

to break up1557

furrow1576

spit1648

whelm1652

manage1655

hack1732

thorough1733

to plough in1764

rout1836

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 175 Ayre vp the erthe on ardagh wise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

n.1539

v.¹c1440

v.²c1540

单词	ayre
释义	ayren. Brit. /ɛː/, U.S. /ɛ(ə)r/, Scottish English /er/ Forms: Scottish (Orkney and Shetland) 1500s 1900s– ayr, 1700s– air, 1700s– aire, 1800s aer, 1800s– ayre, 1900s– er; English regional (north-western) 1800s aire, 1800s– ayr. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Norn. Etymology: Probably < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic eyrr gravel-bank (Icelandic eyri ), Faroese oyri gravel-bank, Norwegian ør , øyr sandbank, spit, headland, Old Swedish ör (only in the compound fiskis ör gravel-bank or sandbank where fish congregate; Swedish ör gravel-bank, sandbank), Old Danish ør , øør sandy beach (Danish ør ridge of sand or gravel, especially one forming a spit or peninsula) < a variant (with i-mutation) of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic aurr wet clay, loam, mud (see ore n.²). In English regional (north-western) use probably the reflex of a borrowing of the early Scandinavian word represented by the Scandinavian forms listed above. Compare ere n.Early examples of place names derived from the early Scandinavian word include Ravenser (1230; East Riding, Yorkshire, lost to the sea), and the stream name Ayrauhe beke (c1250; now Aira Beck, Cumberland). Originally and chiefly Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). A ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; a sand-spit. Also: a sandbank. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > sandbank > [noun] sand-ridgec1000 hurst1398 shelp1430 sand1495 ayre1539 bar1587 knock1587 sandbank1589 middle ground1653 middle1702 overslaugh1755 sandbar1767 sea-bank1828 tow-head1829 wharf1867 whale1905 horse1926 1539 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1881–2) 16 195 Fyve paks of waldmaill and twa barrellis of butter yerele on Alhallowevin to be deliverit to us..upon the ayr of Kyrkwall. 1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland vi. 70 They have also some Norish words..such as Air which signifies a Sand Bank. 1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Isles Shetland 12 in Descr. Isles Orknay & Zetland Air a Bank of Sand. 1774 G. Low Tour Orkney & Shetl. (1879) 11 A house on the Aire..bears the empty name of the Fish-house. 1809 A. Edmondston View Zetland Islands I. iii. 140 Most of the extensive beaches on the coast are called airs; as Stour-air, Whale-air, Bou-air. 1868 D. Gorrie Summers & Winters in Orkneys ix. 365 This aith, ayre, or spit of land. 1869 R. B. Peacock Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Aire, land warped up by floods or tides, and now or once liable to be overflowed by them. 1898 ‘Junda’ Echoes from Klingrahool 17 The aer where wavelets lap and lave. 1933 Geogr. Jrnl. 81 505 These ‘green fish’ were bought by the merchants and dried on stony ayres. 1936 Nature 19 Sept. 512/2 The most interesting find..was at Braewick..where storm water had breached an ‘ayr’ or storm beach. 1977 Geogr. Jrnl. 143 468 Dales Voe and Swinister Voe are separated by three small ayres which link Fora Ness to Mainland. 1997 C. De Luca Wast wi da Valkyries 48 Foo fine hit wis apon a simmer's nicht, ta lay Da boat aff fae da aester ayre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † ayreayerev.¹ Etymology: < Old French erre-r, 3rd singular present eire , earlier edrar (in St. Leger) < Latin iterāre to journey, proceed, march, < iter journey. Compare eyre n., errant adj. Obsolete. To march, proceed, make one's way; to move about (as opposed to remain still). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] stira1000 icchec1175 wag?c1225 movea1325 routa1325 to-wawea1375 removea1400 sway?a1400 trotc1430 ayrec1440 quinch1511 walk1533 twitch1542 shift1595 jee1727 to get around1849 society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] nimeOE becomec885 teec888 goeOE i-goc900 lithec900 wendeOE i-farec950 yongc950 to wend one's streetOE fare971 i-wende971 shakeOE winda1000 meteOE wendOE strikec1175 seekc1200 wevec1200 drawa1225 stira1225 glidea1275 kenc1275 movec1275 teemc1275 tightc1275 till1297 chevec1300 strake13.. travelc1300 choosec1320 to choose one's gatea1325 journeyc1330 reachc1330 repairc1330 wisec1330 cairc1340 covera1375 dressa1375 passa1375 tenda1375 puta1382 proceedc1392 doa1400 fanda1400 haunta1400 snya1400 take?a1400 thrilla1400 trace?a1400 trinea1400 fangc1400 to make (also have) resortc1425 to make one's repair (to)c1425 resort1429 ayrec1440 havea1450 speer?c1450 rokec1475 wina1500 hent1508 persevere?1521 pursuec1540 rechec1540 yede1563 bing1567 march1568 to go one's ways1581 groyl1582 yode1587 sally1590 track1590 way1596 frame1609 trickle1629 recur1654 wag1684 fadge1694 haul1802 hike1809 to get around1849 riddle1856 bat1867 biff1923 truck1925 c1440 Morte Arth. 455 There awes none alyenes to ayere appone nyghttys. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xvii. 7502 Þen Achilles cherfull, & his choise cosyn..Ayren vnto Ector angardly sore! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † ayrev.² Etymology: variant of ear v.¹ Obsolete. To plough. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > plough (land) [verb (transitive)] eareOE till1377 plough1423 break1499 sheugh1513 ayrec1540 to break up1557 furrow1576 spit1648 whelm1652 manage1655 hack1732 thorough1733 to plough in1764 rout1836 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 175 Ayre vp the erthe on ardagh wise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1539v.¹c1440v.²c1540
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