Aerie (noun)
e-ree/ee-ree
The nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk. / A house or fortress perched on a hill.
First recorded in 1575–85; from Anglo-French, Old French airie, equivalent to aire (from Latin ager “field,” presumably “nest” in Vulgar Latin ) + ie; acre, -y; compare Medieval Latin aerea, aeria “aerie, brood,” from Old French aire
Example sentences
“You could see that the aerie had been long abandoned and was now being used by other creatures such as bugs.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
