Toft
Early-attested site in the Parish of Germansweek
Historical Forms
- La Toffe 1310 Exon
- Toff 1333 SR
- Tuffe 1674 FF
Etymology
This is probably the ME word tuff (e ), tuft (e ), 'tuft, clump, small group of trees or bushes, grassy hillock, etc.,' v. NEDs. v. tuft .Cf. Tuffland infra 268.