ðiːz wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈænd ðæt kʊd biː wˈɜːkt ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈænjuːəl sˈiːzən baɪ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɑːks ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɪkwˈeɪɾᵻd tə hˈæf ɐ vˈɜːɡeɪt.
These were considered to represent the amount of land that could be worked in a single annual season by a single ox and therefore equated to half a virgate.