Old English · noun
eofor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜o.for/[ˈe͜o.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜o · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wild boarboar
Meaning
-
boar; wild boar
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.
Wonders of the East
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ebur. Cognate with Old Saxon ebur, Dutch ever, Old High German ëbur (German Eber), Old Norse jǫfurr, also Latin aper.
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