"erw" meaning in English

See erw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɹuː/ Forms: erws [plural], erwau [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh erw. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|erw}} Welsh erw Head templates: {{en-noun|s|erwau}} erw (plural erws or erwau)
  1. (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-erw-en-noun-Qj2llx1B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for erw meaning in English (1.0kB)

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