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g
e
refa
N (masc, n-stem)
a
reeve
or official with local jurisdiction under the king; the chief magistrate of a district
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gerefa#Old_English
originates from: PWGmc
*garāfijō
'count (the male ruler of a county)' (garāfijō
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gærǣfijō
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gærǣfijā
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gærǣfjā
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ġærǣfjā
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ġearǣfjā
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ġearǣfā
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ġearæfa
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ġearefa) through pwgmc-to-oe
Component of compounds
heahgerefa
'high-reeve'
in
Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
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