Eoforwic

Old English

Alternative forms

• Eoferwīċ, Ēorwīċ, Euerwīċ

Etymology

A folk-etymological alteration, based on eofor (“boar”) and the common placename suffix wīc (“village”), of the earlier Latin Eborācum, from pre-Brythonic *Eborākom, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.forˌwiːk/, [ˈe͜o.vorˌwiːk]

Proper noun

Eoforwīc n

1. York
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     Hīe restaþ begen on Eoferwīc ċeastre on ānum portice.

     They both lie in a portico in York.

Declension

Irregular:

	singular	plural
nominative	Eoforwīc, Eoforwīċ	—
accusative	Eoforwīc, Eoforwīċ	—
genitive	Eoforwīc, Eoforwīċ	—
dative	Eoforwīc, Eoforwīċ	—

Derived terms

• Eoforwīcċeaster (“York”)
• Eoforwīcsċīr (“Yorkshire”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Everwik, Eborwike, Eoverwic, Everwic, Everwich, Everwike, Everwyk
  • → Old French: Everwich
  • → Old Italian: Verrvicche
• → Old Norse: Jórvík
  • Icelandic: Jórvík
  • → Faroese: Jórvík (learned)
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik (learned)
  • → Swedish: Jorvik (learned)
  • → Danish: Jorvig (learned)
  • → Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc
    • English: York