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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>
==Etmology==
==Etymology==
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". The second element appears also in [[Dimholt]].
The name means "boar-wood". The first element comes from [[Old English]] ''eofor'', "boar". The second element appears also in [[Dimholt]].



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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]

Etymology

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

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"