acre

Scots

[ˈekər], [ˈakər]

noun
Definitions
  • An acre unit of measurement

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English aker inherited from Old English æcer (field, land which a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, a field, strip of plough-land, land, an acre, crop, that which is sown, a certain quantity of land, sown land, cultivated land, a definite quantity of land, acre).

Origin

Old English

æcer

Gloss

field, land which a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, a field, strip of plough-land, land, an acre, crop, that which is sown, a certain quantity of land, sown land, cultivated land, a definite quantity of land, acre

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

Emoji
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