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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English shirreve, whence English sheriff.
Noun
siryf m (plural siryfion or siryfau or siryfiaid, not mutable)
- sheriff (all senses)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siryf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies