tofall

See also: to-fall

English

Alternative forms

• to-fall, two-fall, toofall, tuefall, teefall, toofal

Etymology

From Middle English tofal, equivalent to to- +‎ fall. Compare Dutch toeval, German Zufall, Danish tilfælde, Swedish tillfälle, Icelandic tilfelli. More at to, fall.

Noun

tofall (plural tofalls)

1. (archaic, poetic) Decline; settling; end; close.
   • 1936, A. E. Housman, chapter XLIV, in More Poems:

     at to-fall of the day

2. (archaic, architecture) A shed or building annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall; lean-to.

Anagrams

• fall to, Fallot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tofalle, tofal, tufall, tufalle, tufal, tawfall, tawfalle, tawfal

Etymology

From to- +‎ fall.

Noun

tofall (plural tofalles)

1. (architecture) A small structure, e.g. a shed, that is annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall.
2. (metaphorical) An insignificant or unessential trait.

References

• “tofal(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 April 2018.