"greyve" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡræi̯v(ə)/ Forms: greyves [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, from Old Saxon grāvio, from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō. Doublet of reve. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|non|greifi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse greifi, {{bor+|enm|non|greifi}} Borrowed from Old Norse greifi, {{der|enm|gml|grēve}} Middle Low German grēve, {{der|enm|osx|grāvio}} Old Saxon grāvio, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*garāfijō}} Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō, {{doublet|enm|reve}} Doublet of reve Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} greyve, {{enm-noun}} greyve (plural greyves)
  1. reeve, bailiff (administrative official) Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: grafe, grave, grayve, greȝȝfe [Ormulum]

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