Old English · noun
wicgerefa
Normalised wīcġerēfa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈwiːk.jeˌreː.fɑ/[ˈwiːk.jeˌreː.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈwiːk · je · ˌreː · fɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- wīcreevesettlement
Meaning
-
the reeve of a wīc or settlement
Ġif Cantwara æniġ in Lundenwīċ fēoh ġebyċġe, hæbbe him tweġen oððe ðrēo unfācne ċeorlas tō ġewitnesse oþþe cyninges wīcġerēfan.
If any person of Kent buys property in London, he should have two or three trustworthy men or the king's reeve, as a witness.
Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wīcġerēfa | wīcġerēfan |
| Accusative | wīcġerēfan | wīcġerēfan |
| Genitive | wīcġerēfan | wīcġerēfena |
| Dative | wīcġerēfan | wīcġerēfum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From wīc + ġerēfa.
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