torfel

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verb

To fall; decine; pass away; die.

OriginMiddle English torfer →
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Meanings

verbtorfel (third-person singular simple present torfels, present participle torfelling, simple past and past participle torfelled)

present singular third person torfels · participle present torfelling · participle past torfelled · past torfelled · alternative torfle

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalTo fall; decine; pass away; die.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtorfer“hardship, harm, injury”
  2. Englishtorfel

Origin obscure. Perhaps a variant of terfle or a variant of Middle English torfer (“hardship, harm, injury”). More at torfer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

floretLefortlofterforlet
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APA

torfel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torfel

MLA

“torfel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torfel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torfel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torfel.

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