Middle English Dictionary Entry

ar-dawe n.
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Entry Info

Forms ar-dawe n. Also ardagh.
Etymology Cp. ēren to plow & dai; prob. ON *ar-daga plow-day, a day's plowing; cp. OI bardagi day of strife, strife.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Plowland; ~ feld; (b) dais ~, an acre or juger of plowland (orig. a day's plowing).
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