Etymology
From Germanic
*eƀuraz, from Indo-European
*epəros. Cognate with Old Saxon eƀur (Dutch
ever), Old High German
ebur (German
Eber), Old Norse jǫfurr. The PIE root is also the source of Latin
aper.
Noun
eofor (
plural eoforas)
- boar; wild boar
- sele ðu him flæsc eoferes: give him boar’s flesh.
