erw
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh erw.
Noun
erw (plural erws or erwau)
- (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.
Anagrams
- Rew, WER, rew, wer
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)
- acre
- (obsolete) medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¼ acre[1]
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. | |||
References
- Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.