Dictionary Definition:
áyas iron, metal RV. &c • an iron weapon (as an axe, &c.) RV. vi, 3, 5 and 47, 10 • gold Naigh • steel L. ; [Lat. aes, aer-is for as-is ; Goth. ais, Thema aisa ; Old Germ. êr, iron ; Goth. eisarn ; Mod. Germ. Eisen.]