ðə vˈɜːɡeɪt wʌz ɹˈɛkənd æz ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈænd ðˌæɾə tˈiːm ʌv tˈuː ˈɑːksən kʊd plˈaʊ ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈænjuːəl sˈiːzən.
The virgate was reckoned as the amount of land that a team of two oxen could plough in a single annual season.