Etymology

earth-tilth

Today it means: Cultivation of the ground; farming; agriculture. Full definition →

Middle English erthe-tilthe
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromerthe-tilthe
  2. English todayearth-tilth

From Middle English erthe-tilthe, equivalent to earth + tilth.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.