torfer

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English torfer, torfere, torfayr, a borrowing from Old Norse torfǽra (a difficult road or passage) whence the Icelandic torfæra (an obstacle; a difficult drive, a difficult route) and torfær (of a path: difficult to negotiate), torfǽrr (hard to pass, adj), from tor- (hard, difficult) + fara (to go, pass). More at tore, fare.

Noun

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torfer (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Difficulty, trouble.