ayrant
English edit
Etymology edit
Related to Middle English aire, ayre, eyre (“hawk's nest”), -ant.
Adjective edit
ayrant (not comparable)
- (heraldry, rare, of a bird) Nesting.
- 1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry:
- Bygbery, [Devon,] az. an eagle, ayrant, or, armed gu.
- 1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, pages 299–300:
- Az. an eagle ayrant or armed gu. BYGBERY, CO. Devon. […] Gu. an eagle ayrant or. BARDOLPH, Norfolk.
- 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 215:
- Gules, an eagle ayrant or—BARDOLPH, Norfolk. / Azure, an eagle eyrant or, armed gules—BYGBERY, Devon. / Per pale or and argent, an eagle displayed perched on a ragged staff sable—PYNELL.