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erw
erw
English
Noun
- (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¼ acre.
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)
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.