Eoforhwæt

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Eburahwat, from *ebur (“boar”) +‎ *hwat (“quick, sharp”). Equivalent to eofor +‎ hwæt. Cognate with Old High German Eparwas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.forˌxwæt/, [ˈe͜o.vorˌʍæt]

Proper noun

Eoforhwæt m

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ^ Henry Sweet, editor (1885), “LIber Vitae”, in The Oldest English Texts (in English), London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, →OCLC, page 160
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