gerefa

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- + *rof (“an array, number, host”) (attested only in compounds: secgrōf (“host of men”), stæfrōf (“alphabet”)). Cognate to Middle Low German grēve (Danish greve, Swedish greve).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈreːva/

Noun

ġerēfa m (nominative plural ġerēfan)

a reeve or official with local jurisdiction under the king; the chief magistrate of a district

Declension

Declension of gerefa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġerēfa	ġerēfan
accusative	ġerēfan	ġerēfan
genitive	ġerēfan	ġerēfena
dative	ġerēfan	ġerēfum

Derived terms

portġerēfa
rēfa
scīrġerēfa
tun-ġerēfa
wic-ġerēfa

Descendants

Middle English: reve (via rēfa)
- English: reeve
English: portgreve, portgrave (via Latin)