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Gewiton him þâ fêran (flota stille bâd, seomode on sâle sîd-fäðmed scyp, on ancre fäst); eofor-lîc scionon ofer hleór-beran gehroden golde
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Gewiton him þā fēran (flota stille bād, seomode on sāle sīd-fæðmed scyp, on ancre fæst); eofor-līc scionon ofer hlēor-beran gehroden golde
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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(Apparently, York, in England, derives from the Old English eofor for wild boar and the Latin vicus for village.)
The Big Apple 2008
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That's based on the idea that York in England derives from Old English eofor "wild boar" + Latin vicus village.
The Big Apple 2008
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(Apparently, York, in England, derives from the Old English eofor for wild boar and the Latin vicus for village.)
The Lede 2008
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