Old English · noun
portgerefa
Normalised portġerēfa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈport.jeˌreː.fɑ/[ˈporˠt.jeˌreː.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈport · je · ˌreː · fɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- portreeveseveralboroughsdialecthistoricalmajormayorminor
Meaning
-
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
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portġerēfa | portġerēfan |
| Accusative | portġerēfan | portġerēfan |
| Genitive | portġerēfan | portġerēfena |
| Dative | portġerēfan | portġerēfum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From port (“a walled market town”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”).
Descendants
portreeve
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