A 19th century word

Not exactly gardening but can anyone come up with a 19th century word for a field please?

 

One of these might be worth a try:
sward?
bawn?
glebe?
lea?
greensward?
mead?

 

Not old English, norse. The word, and variations of it was brought into use in Europe by the vikings. There are variations in Dutch and German. They also used a couple of other words that are also used in english, depending on size and use. "Inge" is one of them, sometimes seen today as the ending of place names.

 

Ley, leigh, lay.

As in Hayley, Leyland and Tytherleigh (Tythe field)

 

You've certainly been given plenty to choose from; but, curious mind wishes to know, is this for a quiz?

 

Crossword

 

You get the Manx Evening Herald too?

 

Not between me and Sheal there isn't

 

Okay all, the story - although not very interesting.

My American daughter-in-law is looking for this word. It's been buzzing around her head for three weeks and driving her crackers because she can't think of it. She knows that she has read it in the past in one of the classics ie. Pride and Prejudice or Wuthering Heights (which is set in the 18th century) but can't bring it to the tip of her tongue.

I've exhausted all the words I can think of which is why I've asked you all for help. Thanks for your ideas so far but I've tried most of those, I'll put sward and bawn forward as they are new to the list.

Meanwhile if anyone would care to read through the classics for me it would be much appreciated!

Hayley is the name of my younger daughter.

 

No, is it worth reading

 

what about

Emparkments

 

Sorry, the newspaper doesn't exist Jiffy, we don't have any Manx evening newspapers only weekly ones.

Thanks, I had to look up emparkments Jiffy and that seems to refer to banks not fields.

 

I think the ones that came to mind immediately have been mentioned. With a bit more license, perhaps of the poetic kind, I've seen the following used:

tillage
tract
acerage
common
verge
verdure
moor

GG