aiker

== Scots == === Etymology 1 === See aicher, acker and icker. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Insular Scots) IPA(key): /ˈɛkər/ ==== Noun ==== aiker (plural aikers) (Shetland) The crop of the bere plant. (Orkney) A stalk of corn with the ear on. ==== References ==== “aiker, n.1”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “aiker”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[1] === Etymology 2 === Compare acker (“crushed mass”). ==== Noun ==== aiker (plural aikers) (Banff) chopped shell fish ==== References ==== “aiker, n.2”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== aiker (plural aikers) (Roxburgh) The motion, break, or movement made by a fish. ==== References ==== “aiker, n.3”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. === Etymology 4 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== aiker (comparative mair aiker, superlative maist aiker) (West Roxburgh) sharp, keen, pointed (of the face) ===== References ===== “aiker, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.