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Added 9 October 2026

ayre

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about ayre at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank.

noun

Archaic spelling of air.

Origin

From an unattested Norn word, from Old Norse eyrr. Compare Icelandic eyri, Norwegian øyr.

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