Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greeve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
greeve
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reeve; steward.

British usage

noun

Alternative form of greave.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English gryve, grayve, from Old Norse greifi (“a count, earl, steward”), akin to Swedish and Danish greve (“a count, earl”), Old English ġerēfa (“reeve”). More at reeve.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

greeves (plural) greave (alternative) grieve (alternative)

Derived Forms

greeveship

Questions

What does greeve mean?
A reeve; steward.
Where does greeve come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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