eofor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Germanic *eburaz, from Indo-European *h₁eperos. Cognate with Old Saxon ebur, Dutch ever, Old High German ebur (German Eber), Old Norse jǫfurr. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aper.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeo̯for/, [ˈeo̯vor]

Noun

eofor m (nominative plural eoforas)

  1. (West Saxon) boar; wild boar
    sele ðu him flæsc eoferes: give him boar’s flesh.

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