Etymograph

English

torfel

Torfel may come from Middle English torfer ‘hardship, harm, injury’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500torfer‘hardship, harm, injury’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaytorfel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500torfer‘hardship, harm, injury’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaytorfel

Today it means

verb To fall; decine; pass away; die.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English torfer / torfel