scirgerefa

Old English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *skīru
Old English sċīr
Old English ġerēfa
Old English scirgerefa

    From sċīr (“shire”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːr.jeˌreː.fɑ/, [ˈʃiːrˠ.jeˌreː.vɑ]

    Noun

    sċīrġerēfa m

    1. sheriff, chief officer of a shire

    Declension

    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative sċīrġerēfa sċīrġerēfan
    accusative sċīrġerēfan sċīrġerēfan
    genitive sċīrġerēfan sċīrġerēfena
    dative sċīrġerēfan sċīrġerēfum

    Descendants

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