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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

ARKAMY, ARKMAE, n. A seal. [′ɑrk(ə)mi, ′ɛrkni (Marw.)]Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 51:
Bit sheu wus groun a arkmae.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Arkamy, a large kind of seal.

[Cf. O.N. ørkn, a kind of seal (Zoëga), Norse erkn (Phoca barbata) (Falk and Torp). Orc occurs in O.E., O.I., Mid.Eng. = a demon, a monster of the deep. Cf. also Lat. orca, the grampus?]

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