"aker" meaning in Middle English

See aker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaːkər/, /ˈakər/ Forms: akers [plural]
Etymology: From Old English æcer, from Proto-West Germanic *akr. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|æcer}} Old English æcer, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*akr}} Proto-West Germanic *akr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} aker, {{enm-noun}} aker (plural akers)
  1. field (piece of arable land)
    Sense id: en-aker-enm-noun-JLWsskTK
  2. acre (land measure of 160 rods square (though actually varying in size, both regionally and in time), usually described as 40 rods/1 furlong long and 4 rods wide.)
    Sense id: en-aker-enm-noun-vvBrAy0i Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 5 5 39 6 5 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 32 5 4 4 46 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acre

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈakər/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈakər/"
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    }
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}

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