portgerefa

Old English

Etymology

From port (“a walled market town”) +‎ ġerēfa (“reeve”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈport.jeˌreː.fɑ/, [ˈporˠt.jeˌreː.vɑ]

Noun

portġerēfa m (nominative plural portġerēfan)

  1. 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
Declension of portgerefa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative portġerēfa portġerēfan
accusative portġerēfan portġerēfan
genitive portġerēfan portġerēfena
dative portġerēfan portġerēfum

Descendants
  • English: portreeve

References
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "portreeve, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2006.
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