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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 102 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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EYRIE , the alternative See also:

English See also:form of the words Aerie or Aery, the lofty See also:nest of a See also:bird of See also:prey, especially of an See also:eagle, hence any lofty See also:place of See also:abode; the See also:term is also used of the brood of the bird. The word derives from the Fr. afire, of the same meaning, which comes from the See also:Lat. See also:area, an open space, but was See also:early connected with aerius, high in the See also:air, See also:airy, a confusion that has affected the spelling of the word. The forms " eyrie " or " eyry " date from a 17th See also:century See also:attempt to derive the word from the See also:Teutonic ey, an See also:egg.

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