scirgerefa

Old English

Etymology

From sċīr +‎ ġerēfa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːr.jeˌreː.fɑ/, [ˈʃiːrˠ.jeˌreː.vɑ]

Noun

sċīrġerēfa m

1. sheriff, chief officer of a shire

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċīrġerēfa	sċīrġerēfan
accusative	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfan
genitive	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfena
dative	sċīrġerēfan	sċīrġerēfum

Descendants

• Middle English: shirreve
  • English: sheriff, shrieve
  • Scots: shirra