...These units of area are the area that a yoke of oxen can plough in a day, but it is difficult to reassess them in light of the agricultural practices of the time, so it is nearly impossible to pinpoint the actual status of these units of area. Other examples of similar units include the English acre (meaning ploughed land, like the Latin ager and the German Acker), the German Morgen (meaning morning) and Tageswerk (meaning a day's work). *Some of the terminology that mentions "Tageswerk" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…くびきでつながれた牛が1日の間に耕すことのできる耕地面積といった内容のものであるが,当時の農作業のありさまに即して評価をし直すのは困難であるから,これらの面積単位の実態をつきとめることは不可能に近い。その同類として,イギリスのエーカーacre(語義は,ラテン語アゲールagerやドイツ語アッケルAckerと同じく耕地),ドイツのモルゲンMorgen(語義は午前中)やターゲスウェルクTageswerk(語義は1日の仕事)をあげることができる。 ※「Tageswerk」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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