chaffare
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English *ċēapfaru; equivalent to chep + fare. Compare Old Norse kaupfǫr.
Alternative forms
edit- caffare, chaffar, chaffer, chaffre, chafir, chafyr, chefare, cheffare, schaffare
- chapfare, chapvare, cheapfare (Kent)
- chaffere, cheaffeare, cheaffere (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchaffare
- Commercial or mercantile activity; trading.
- A transaction or trade; the act of exchanging.
- Goods offered for sale; product.
- (figurative) A desirable quality or attribute in an individual.
- (rare) Business, behaviour.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: chaffer (obsolete)
References
edit- “rein, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editchaffare
- Alternative form of chaffaren