"acherspyre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Scots]

IPA: /ˈɑxərspaɪr/, /ˈɑxərspiːr/, /ˈɑkɪspəir/ [Northern-Scots] Forms: acherspyres [plural], acharspeer [alternative], ackiespyre [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps from aker (“stalk”) + spire. Etymology templates: {{compound|sco|aker|spire|t1=stalk}} aker (“stalk”) + spire Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|acherspyres|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} acherspyre (plural acherspyres), {{sco-noun|s}} acherspyre (plural acherspyres)
  1. The sprouting of barley or other grains in the process of malting.
    Sense id: en-acherspyre-sco-noun-AqtZr3gk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Grains Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 7 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 6 6 9 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 63 10 9 18 Disambiguation of Grains: 49 29 9 14
  2. A sprout of such grain.
    Sense id: en-acherspyre-sco-noun-eozRuBD3
  3. (figurative) In bucketing or rounders, the boy who opened the game. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-acherspyre-sco-noun-Fw5x4yZW

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /ˈɑxərspaɪr/, /ˈɑxərspiːr/, /ˈɑkɪspəir/ [Northern-Scots] Forms: acharspeer [alternative], ackiespyre [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps from aker (“stalk”) + spire. Etymology templates: {{compound|sco|aker|spire|t1=stalk}} aker (“stalk”) + spire Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} acherspyre
  1. to sprout in malting; to germinate
    Sense id: en-acherspyre-sco-verb-OThcQsQc

Alternative forms

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