v. Obs. exc. dial. [Early ME.: origin obscure. Cf. TOPPLE v. and TORFLE.]
† 1. intr. To fall, tumble; = TOPPLE v. 1. Obs.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 266. Ant, ȝif a miracle nere … heo hefde iturpled [v.r. torplet] mid him, boðe hors & lode, adun into helle grunde. Ibid., 322. Mid al þet schendlac, þu schalt trussen & al torplen into belle. Ibid., 324.
2. Of an animal: To die; = TORFLE. dial.
1876. Mid-Yorksh. Gloss., Torple,… Turple,… Torfle,… or Turfle, v.n., to die. The term is only used in connection with animals.
