greyve

Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. reeve, bailiff (administrative official)

Descendants

  • English: grave (historical)

References

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