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Definitions

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  • noun Alternative capitalization of Eid
  • noun Scotland An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

Etymologies

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From Eid.

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From English dialectal eid, from Old Norse eið ("an isthmus, neck of land"), from Proto-Germanic *aidan (“isthmus, strait”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (“to go”). Cognate with Icelandic eið, eiði, Faroese eið, eiði ("isthmus"), Norwegian eid ("isthmus"), Swedish ed. Compare Latin eō ("go, proceed", v).

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Examples

  • Happy Happy Birthday husbandy 7abeebi, inshalla 3o2bal 100 saneh ya rab, this is the first birthday, first EId, today my eid is a double Eid ..

    Qwaider Planet 2008

  • Happy Happy Birthday husbandy 7abeebi, inshalla 3o2bal 100 saneh ya rab, this is the first birthday, first EId, today my eid is a double Eid ..

    Qwaider Planet 2008

  • Christian family has an appointed eid of the Roman Catholic calendar, such as eid al-milad

    The Guardian World News Yvette Khoury 2010

  • Salman al-Audah, said on a popular satellite TV program last month that it was OK to mark birthdays and wedding anniversaries with parties as long as the Arabic word that describes the events - "eid," meaning feast - is not used.

    Barking Moonbat Early Warning System 2008

  • Salman al-Audah, said on a popular satellite TV program last month that it was OK to mark birthdays and wedding anniversaries with parties as long as the Arabic word that describes the events _ "eid," meaning feast _ is not used.

    - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community 2008

  • I remember a time when i was a kid, we would look forward to eid as being more than holiday

    Global Voices in English » South Asia: Celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr 2009

  • The eid stamp symbolizes those absurd values of the pre-islamic moon god Allah.

    Global Voices in English » USA: Eid Postage Stamp Provokes Hate in Tennessee 2009

  • I also believe that those who are reading those lines now are not harassers, this is why I will spare you the preaching and just wish you a harassment-free eid.

    Global Voices in English » Egypt: Bloggers call for a fun-filled harassment-free Eid 2009

  • Now we can be certain all wars will soon end. not die ein prozent war hier reir raw tnezorp nie eid by joe r (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 15 comments [9 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Oct 9, 2009 at 3: 56: 11 PM joe r

    Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize? 2009

  • Now we can be certain all wars will soon end. not die ein prozent war hier reir raw tnezorp nie eid by joe r (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 15 comments [9 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Oct 9, 2009 at 3: 57: 23 PM

    Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize? 2009

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