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English
Noun
gerefa (plural gerefas)
- (historical) A reeve or official with local jurisdiction under the king; the chief magistrate of a district.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō. By surface analysis, ġe- + rēfa.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġerēfa m
- 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.
Declension
Weak:
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