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greeve¹

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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.

noun greeves · greave · grieve

  1. UK, dialectal A reeve; steward.

greeve²

Where it comes from

From Middle English greve, grayve, see greave.

noun greeves

  1. alternative Alternative form of greave For the defence of the legs were worn a sort of iron boots, called Greeves.

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@misc{greeve_2026,
  title = {greeve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greeve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}