greyve

Middle English

Alternative forms

grafe, grave, grayve
greȝȝfe (Ormulum)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, from Old Saxon grāvio, from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō. Doublet of reve.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡræi̯v(ə)/

Noun

greyve (plural greyves)

reeve, bailiff (administrative official)

Descendants

English: grave (historical)

References

“greive, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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