aithken

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Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

aithkin, euchkin

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse auðkenni.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈeːðkɛn/, /ˈeːðkɪn/

Noun[edit]

aithken (plural aithkens)

(Orkney, literary, figurative) mark on sheep to denote ownership

References[edit]

“aithken, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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