greeve
English
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A reeve; steward.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gryve borrowed from Old Norse greifi (steward, earl, a count).
Origin
Old Norse
greifi
Gloss
steward, earl, a count
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- greeveship English
- portgerefa Old English
- scirgerefa Old English
- ġerēfa Old English
- gryve Middle English
- greifi Old Norse
- greve Danish
- greivi Faroese
- *garāfijō gmw-pro
- grēve Middle Low German