eofor

Old English

Alternative forms

• efor

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebur.

Cognate with Old Saxon ebur, Dutch ever, Old High German ebur (German Eber), Old Norse jǫfurr, also Latin aper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.for/, [ˈe͜o.vor]

Noun

eofor m

1. boar; wild boar

Declension

Declension of eofor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eofor	eoforas
accusative	eofor	eoforas
genitive	eofores	eofora
dative	eofore	eoforum

Synonyms

• bār

Derived terms

• eoforlīċ
• Eoforwīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: ēver