tofall

Decline; settling; end; close.

Noun

  1. Decline; settling; end; close.
    • at to-fall of the day - 1936, A. E. Housman, chapter XLIV, in More Poems:
  2. 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.

Origin

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

Forms

tofalls to-fall two-fall toofall tuefall teefall toofal