- wealhgeréfa
- m (-n/-n) commander of the 'wealhfæreld'
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Wealhgerefa — Lit. Welsh *reeve , i.e. the administrator required perhaps to collect taxes from the Welsh. He was also probably required to patrol and maintain the Welsh border. The word is found in *ASC for 897 … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases