æcer

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ker/

Noun

æcer m

a field
a measure of land, originally the amount a yoke of oxen could plough in a day; an acre

Descendants

Middle English: aker, acre
- Scots: aker, acker, acre
- English: acre
Norman: acre

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