glebe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
2. (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.
3. (poetic) A field or meadow.
4. A piece of earth containing ore.

Concepten

land

grasmat/-zode

Synoniemen

clod

greensward

ground

soil

sward

terrain

territory

turf

clod of earth

monastery dependency

metochion

Vertalingen

glèbe

toprak

βακούφι

μετόχι

Grasteppich

Turf

Rasendecke

Soden

έδαφος

gleba

cotica

potjat

gleba

suelo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡliːb/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French glebe, from Latin glaeba (“lump of earth, clod”). Doublet of gleba.