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Where does “gerefa” come from?

gerefa (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

gerefa (Old English): reeve, official; steward, reeve

Definitions

  1. reeve, official; steward, reeve

Ancestry of “gerefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

Words derived from “gerefa”

  • raven
  • ravens
  • reeve
  • reave
  • ravenhood
  • Ravenclaw
  • ravener
  • nonraven
  • ravenlike
  • hogreeve
  • ravenless
  • raveneth
  • landreeve
  • shire-reeve
  • raven-haired
  • ravenmaster
  • ravenly
  • portgreve
  • portgrave
  • ravenest
  • portgrevius
  • reven
  • reave
  • reeve
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