aichan

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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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