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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

  1. 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

Declension of eofor
SingularPlural
Nominative eoforeoforas
Accusative eoforeoforas
Genitive eoforeseofora
Dative eoforeeoforum

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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