aichan

Scots edit

Etymology 1 edit

Related to English awn and Old Norse ögn. See icker.

Alternative forms edit

aichen

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛːxən/

Noun edit

aichan (plural aichans)

(Orkney) An ear of bere: a stalk of corn.

Etymology 2 edit

This is probably from Scottish Gaelic eachan.

Alternative forms edit

achen, aiken

Noun edit

aichan (plural aichans)

Small bivalve found in sandy bays of the Firth of Clyde.

References edit

“aichan, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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