aiker

Scots

Etymology 1

See aicher, acker and icker.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkər/

Noun

aiker (plural aikers)

1. (Shetland) The crop of the bere plant.
2. (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 (2025), “aiker”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎^[1]

Etymology 2

Compare acker (“crushed mass”).

Noun

aiker (plural aikers)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. (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.