Old English · noun
hofor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxo.for/[ˈho.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈxo · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- humpbulgeswelling
Meaning
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hump
Ealle olfendas habbaþ hūru ānne hofor.
All camels have at least one hump.
-
swelling
-
bulge
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hofr, from Proto-Germanic *hufraz.
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