Old English · noun
swangerefa
Normalised swānġerēfa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈswɑːn.jeˌreː.fɑ/[ˈswɑːn.d͡ʒeˌreː.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈswɑːn · je · ˌreː · fɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- managingpasturingforestsresponsibleofficerpigs
Meaning
-
an officer responsible for managing forests, especially pasturing of pigs within them, as well as the use of wood
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | swānġerēfa | swānġerēfan |
| Accusative | swānġerēfan | swānġerēfan |
| Genitive | swānġerēfan | swānġerēfena |
| Dative | swānġerēfan | swānġerēfum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From swān (“swineherd”) + ġerēfa (“reeve, official”).
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