Lea

lea
noun

\ ˈlē , ˈlā \ variants: or ley
Definition of lea (Entry 1 of 2)
1: GRASSLAND, PASTURE
2usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing

Etymology 1
From Middle English legh, lege, lei (“clearing, open ground”), from Old English lēah (“clearing in a forest”) from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“field, meadow”). Akin to Old Frisian lāch (“meadow”), Old Saxon lōh (“forest, grove”) (Middle Dutch loo (“forest, thicket”); Dutch -lo (“in placenames”)), Old High German lōh (“covered clearing, low bushes”), Old Norse lō (“clearing, meadow”).