"acre" meaning in Scots

See acre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑ(ː)kər/ [Northern], /ˈekər/ [Central], /ˈjɪ̢kər/ [Southern] Forms: acres [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aker, from Old English æcer (“field; acre”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr. Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{dercat|sco|enm|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=4}}, {{inh|sco|enm|aker}} Middle English aker, {{inh|sco|ang|æcer|t=field; acre}} Old English æcer (“field; acre”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*akr}} Proto-West Germanic *akr Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|acres|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} acre (plural acres), {{sco-noun|s}} acre (plural acres)
  1. An acre (unit of measurement). Categories (topical): Agriculture, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-acre-sco-noun-uyjUOvqN Disambiguation of Agriculture: 42 4 3 42 9 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 50 13 3 31 3 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 42 2 1 52 4
  2. As a lineal measure.
    Sense id: en-acre-sco-noun-Y0eDQ~OY
  3. piece of ground.
    Sense id: en-acre-sco-noun-grI7~-w2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acker, ackre, accre, aacre, awker

Verb

IPA: /ˈɑ(ː)kər/ [Northern], /ˈekər/ [Central], /ˈjɪ̢kər/ [Southern] Forms: acrin' [participle, present]
Etymology: From Middle English aker, from Old English æcer (“field; acre”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr. Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{dercat|sco|enm|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=4}}, {{inh|sco|enm|aker}} Middle English aker, {{inh|sco|ang|æcer|t=field; acre}} Old English æcer (“field; acre”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*akr}} Proto-West Germanic *akr Head templates: {{head|sco|verb|present participle|acrin'}} acre (present participle acrin')
  1. To let grain crops be harvested at a stated sum per acre. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-acre-sco-verb-WD8p4~dJ Disambiguation of Agriculture: 42 4 3 42 9 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 42 2 1 52 4
  2. To be employed in harvesting grain crops at a stated sum per acre.
    Sense id: en-acre-sco-verb-tUCEhoXJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acker, ackre, accre, aacre, awker Derived forms: acrer, acrin', acre-a-bung

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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