acherspyre
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaxərspaɪr], [-spiːr]
Noun
acherspyre (plural acherspyres)
- The sprouting of barley or other grains in the process of malting.
- A sprout of such grain.
Verb
acherspyre (third-person singular present acherspyres, present participle acherspyrin, past acherspyrt, past participle acherspyrt)
- To sprout in malting; to germinate.
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.