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'''Everholt''' was the name the [[Rohirrim]] gave to a section of the [[Firien Wood]]. It was notorious for its [[Boar of Everholt|boar]], after which the forest was named.<ref>{{App|Mark}}</ref> | '''Everholt''' was the name the [[Rohirrim]] gave to a section of the [[Firien Wood]]. It was notorious for its [[Boar of Everholt|boar]], after which the forest was named.<ref>{{App|Mark}}</ref> | ||
==Ettmology== | ==Ettmology== | ||
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". | The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". The second element appears also in [[Dimholt]]. | ||
[[Eofor]] is also a [[Rohirric]] name. | [[Eofor]] is also a [[Rohirric]] name. | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 30 June 2011
Everholt was the name the Rohirrim gave to a section of the Firien Wood. It was notorious for its boar, after which the forest was named.[1]
Ettmology
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from Old English eofor, "boar". The second element appears also in Dimholt.
Eofor is also a Rohirric name.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
