aiker

See aicher, acker and icker.

• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkər/

aiker (plural aikers)

1. (Shetland) The crop of the bere plant.
2. (Orkney) A stalk of corn with the ear on.

• “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]

Compare acker (“crushed mass”).

aiker (plural aikers)

1. (Banff) chopped shell fish

• “aiker, n.²”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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aiker (plural aikers)

1. (Roxburgh) The motion, break, or movement made by a fish.

• “aiker, n.³”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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aiker (comparative mair aiker, superlative maist aiker)

1. (West Roxburgh) sharp, keen, pointed (of the face)

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