portgerefa

Old English

Etymology

From port (“a walled market town”) +‎ ġerēfa (“reeve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈport.jeˌreː.fɑ/, [ˈporˠt.jeˌreː.vɑ]

Noun

portġerēfa m (nominative plural portġerēfan)

  1. a portreeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative portġerēfa portġerēfan
accusative portġerēfan portġerēfan
genitive portġerēfan portġerēfena
dative portġerēfan portġerēfum

Descendants

  • English: portreeve

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "portreeve, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2006.
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