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Word of the Day – Eyas

By July 19, 2021Word of the Day

Eyas (noun)

ai-as

A young hawk, especially (in falconry) an unfledged nestling taken from the nest for training.

Late 15th century (originally nyas): from French niais, based on Latin nidus ‘nest’. The initial n was lost by wrong division of a nyas; compare with adder.

Example sentences

“Eyas hawks can be difficult to train.”

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