The Greeb (EN) / An Grib (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
Perranuthnoe
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

an

Meaning: 
the

krib

Meaning: 
comb, reef, crest
Elements notes: 
<an> 'the' + <krib> 'crest, reef'
Historic forms: 
Greeb 1748 (Martyn, 1748) The Greeb 1887 (OS, 1887) The Greeb 1909 (OS, 1909) The Greeb 1948 (Gover, 1948) The Greeb 2015 (CC Mapping, 2015)