scirgerefa

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Old English

Etymology

From sċīr +‎ ġerēfa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːr.jeˌreː.fɑ/, [ˈʃiːrˠ.jeˌreː.vɑ]

Noun

sċīrġerēfa m

sheriff, chief officer of a shire

Declension

Declension of scirgerefa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċīrġerēfa	sċīrġerēfan
accusative	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfan
genitive	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfena
dative	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfum

Descendants

Middle English: shirreve
- English: sheriff, shrieve
- Scots: shirra

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