I. ˈāt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ait, eit, from (assumed) Old English ēget, alteration of Old English īegoth, īgeth, īget, from īeg, īg, ēg — more at island
dialect chiefly Britain : a little island
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ate, from Old English āte — more at oat
Scotland : oat