æcer-mann

æcer-mann, m.n: farmer. (ACK-er-MAHN / ˈæ-kɛr-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript image of a square enclosure that is chock-full of sheep; one person is shearing a sheep and another is milking one.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163v. [wikipedia.org]

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