eofor

• eafor, efor, eofer

From Proto-West Germanic *ebur. Cognate with Old Saxon ebur, Dutch ever, Old High German ebur (German Eber), Old Norse jǫfurr, also Latin aper.

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.for/, [ˈe͜o.vor]
• Rhymes: -e͜o.for

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.

Strong a-stem:

• bār

• Middle English: ēver