Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA small island.
Borrowed from Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey (“small island in a river”, inherited from Old English) and -ey (an element found in some place names, also partly from Old Norse). See also ea and yeo.
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