akamy

Scots

Alternative forms

• acamy, aikamy (Orkney)
• akami, akkami (Shetland)

Etymology

Bugge has suggested an antecedent Norse form afkomi (cf. Norse av-komen, adj., weakly, emaciated). Marw. suggests that it is a corruption of Eng. atomy, a contr. form of anatomy.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /ˈakami/, /ˈakəmi/, /ˈɛkəmi/

Noun

akamy

1. (Orkney) weakling, weak or infirm person or animal.

Adjective

akamy

1. (Orkney) infirm, diminutive undersized.

References

• “akamy, n., adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.