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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
EID, Ed, n. An isthmus, or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of a wik having a lagoon inside it (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1908 Jak. (1928), ed; 1914 Angus Gl.). Now surviving only in placenames (Sh.11 1948). The Ork. form is Aith (Ork.1 1942).
[Norw. eid, O.N. eið, idem.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Eid n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/eid>
