aichan

Scots

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• aichen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːxən/

Noun

aichan (plural aichans)

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

Etymology 2

This is probably from Scottish Gaelic eachan.

Alternative forms

• achen, aiken

Noun

aichan (plural aichans)

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

References

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