noun
Archaic word for 'field'. Not used in modern Japanese; the common modern word is 野原 (のはら) or 畑 (はたけ).
古語では「のろ」は野原を意味した。
In classical Japanese, 'のろ' meant a field.
Modern word for cultivated field or farm field.
The exact derivation is uncertain; it is an archaic native Japanese word for 'field'.