erw

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh erw.

Noun

erw (plural erws or erwau)

1. (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.

Anagrams

• Rew, WER, rew, wer

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *arwī (compare Breton erv, Cornish erow), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-wo- (“plowable”) (compare Old Irish arbor, Latin arvum).

Noun

erw f (plural erwau)

1. acre
2. (obsolete) medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¼ acre

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
erw	unchanged	unchanged	herw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.