greyve

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

greyve (plural greyves)

  1. reeve, bailiff (administrative official)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: grave (historical)

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