gerefa

English

Noun

gerefa (plural gerefas)

(historical) A reeve or official with local jurisdiction under the king; the chief magistrate of a district.

Old English

Alternative forms

groefa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō. By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ rēfa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈreː.fɑ/, [jeˈreː.vɑ]

Noun

ġerēfa m

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

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