Eoforwic

Old English

Alternative forms

Eoferwīċ, Ēorwīċ

Etymology

A folk-etymological alteration, based on eofor (“boar”) and the common placename suffix wīċ (“village”), of the earlier Latin Eborācum, from pre-Brythonic *Eborākom, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.forˌwiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈe͜o.vorˌwiːt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Eoforwīċ n

York

Declension

Declension of Eoforwic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Eoforwīċ	—
accusative	Eoforwīċ	—
genitive	Eoforwīċes	—
dative	Eoforwīċe	—

Derived terms

Eoforwīcsċīr (“Yorkshire”)

Descendants

Middle English: Everwik, Eborwike, Eoverwic, Everwic, Everwich, Everwike, Everwyk
→ Old Norse: Jórvík
- Icelandic: Jórvík
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik
- → Swedish: Jorvik
- → Danish: Jorvig
- → Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc
  - English: York

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