Old English · noun
scirgerefa
Normalised sċīrġerēfa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈʃiːr.jeˌreː.fɑ/[ˈʃiːrˠ.jeˌreː.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃiːr · je · ˌreː · fɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- sheriffshire-reeveshrieveshireofficer
Meaning
-
sheriff, chief officer of a shire
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċīrġerēfa | sċīrġerēfan |
| Accusative | sċīrġerēfan | sċīrġerēfan |
| Genitive | sċīrġerēfan | sċīrġerēfena |
| Dative | sċīrġerēfan | sċīrġerēfum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *skīru Old English sċīr Old English ġerēfa Old English scirgerefa From sċīr (“shire”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”).
Descendants
sheriff, shire-reeve, shrieve
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