gerefa

English

Noun

gerefa (plural gerefas)

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /jeˈreː.fɑ/, [jeˈreː.vɑ]

    Noun

    ġerēfa m

    1. a reeve or official with local jurisdiction under the king; the chief magistrate of a district
      • Laws of King Ine
        Ġif ġesīþcund mon fare, þonne mōt hē habban his ġerēfan mid him ⁊ his smiþ ⁊ his ċildfestran.
        If a noble man should move, then he may keep his reeve and his smith and his children's nurse with him.
      • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
        Sumes ġerēfan dohtor hē āhredde fram fefore þurh his ǣrendġewrit, þe hēo ādliġ underfeng.
        He freed a certain reeve's daughter from a fever with his written letter, which she received while sick.

    Declension

    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative ġerēfa ġerēfan
    accusative ġerēfan ġerēfan
    genitive ġerēfan ġerēfena
    dative ġerēfan ġerēfum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: reve (via rēfa)
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