"aiken" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English aken, from Old English ǣcen, from Proto-West Germanic *aikīn; equivalent to aik + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|oken|aken}} Middle English aken, {{inh|sco|ang|ǣcen}} Old English ǣcen, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*aikīn}} Proto-West Germanic *aikīn, {{suffix|sco|aik|en}} aik + -en Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adjectives}} aiken (not comparable), {{sco-adj|-}} aiken (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, poetic) oaken Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic
    Sense id: en-aiken-sco-adj-kcmW~Qag Categories (other): Scots terms suffixed with -en
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: aikens [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|aikens|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} aiken (plural aikens), {{sco-noun}} aiken (plural aikens)
  1. alternative form of aichan (“bivalve”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aichan (extra: bivalve)
    Sense id: en-aiken-sco-noun-TOm6nT4e Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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