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 portġerēfa (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.