aithken

Scots

Alternative forms

• aithkin, euchkin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse auðkenni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːðkɛn/, /ˈeːðkɪn/

Noun

aithken (plural aithkens)

1. (Orkney, literary, figurative) mark on sheep to denote ownership

References

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