Old English · noun
burhgerefa
Normalised burhġerēfa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈburx.jeˌreː.fɑ/[ˈburˠx.jeˌreː.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈburx · je · ˌreː · fɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- boroughreevemagistrategovernor
Meaning
-
the governor and chief magistrate of a city or town; a boroughreeve
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | burhġerēfa | burhġerēfan |
| Accusative | burhġerēfan | burhġerēfan |
| Genitive | burhġerēfan | burhġerēfena |
| Dative | burhġerēfan | burhġerēfum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From burh + ġerēfa.
Descendants
boroughreeve
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