eyas

[ ahy-uhs ]

noun

1. a nestling, usually a hawk.
2. Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.

eyas

/ ˈaɪəs /

noun

1. a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyas¹

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias ( a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin nīdus “nest;” nest

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyas¹

C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin nīdus nest

Example Sentences

Too late, my royal eyas?You shall strike this deer yourself at gaze ere long—She has no mind to slip to cover.

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For my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat.

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Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"

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The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.

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Such is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird.

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