eofor

Old English

Alternative forms

• eafor, efor, eofer

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
   • Wonders of the East

     Ēac swylċe þǣr beoð cende Healfhundingas ðā syndon hātene Conopoenas. Hī habbað horses manan ⁊ eoferes tucxas ⁊ hunda hēafda, ⁊ heora oruð byð swylċe fȳres līġ.

     Born there, too, are the Half-Hounds, who are known as Conopoenas. They have a horse's mane and a boar's tusks and the heads of dogs, and their breath is like a fiery flame.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eofor	eoforas
accusative	eofor	eoforas
genitive	eofores	eofora
dative	eofore	eoforum

Synonyms

• bār

Derived terms

• eoferfearn
• eoforen
• Eoforhwæt
• eoforlīċ
• eoforspere
• eoforsprēot
• eoforswīn
• eoforþrote
• Eoforwīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: ēver