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wíc-geréfa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wíc-geréfa, an; m.
The reeve of a wíc. v. wíc, III. From the Latin words which are translated by wícgeréfa, it seems that the official so denominated was concerned in collecting taxes, and from a passage in the laws that it was one of his duties to act as witness at sales. As a wícgeréfa of Winchester is mentioned in the Chronicle, wíc cannot be confined to small towns
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