orfe

Meaning

Noun

• A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.

Origin

• 19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus ("gilt-head bream"), from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς ("sea perch").
• May be related to Old English eorp, earp, Old High German erpf ("brown"), Old Norse jarpr ("brown"), and Ancient Greek ὀρφνός ("dark").