greve

Swedish

noun

Definitions

count (the male ruler of a county)

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German grēve.

Origin

Middle Low German

grēve

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hogreeve English
landreeve English
reeve English
sheriff English
shire-reeve English
unreeve English
greve Norwegian Bokmål
grefve Swedish
grevinna Swedish
greve Norwegian Nynorsk
reve Middle English
greifi Old Norse
greve Danish
*garāfijō gmw-pro
grēve Middle Low German