land-brǣce

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land-brǣce, m.n: breaking up of land; the first ploughing (of unbroken or fallow land). (LAWND-BRATCH-uh / ˈland-ˌbræː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man leading a team of four oxen who pull a plough which is steered by another man; a third man scatters seeds on the ploughed earth.
Metrical Calendar of Hampson; S England, mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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