chaffare

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *ċēapfaru; equivalent to chep +‎ fare. Compare Old Norse kaupfǫr.

Alternative forms

• caffare, chaffar, chaffer, chaffre, chafir, chafyr, chefare, cheffare, schaffare
• chapfare, chapvare, cheapfare (Kent)
• chaffere, cheaffeare, cheaffere (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃafaːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛfaːr(ə)/
• (reduced) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃafər(ə)/

Noun

chaffare

1. Commercial or mercantile activity; trading.
2. A transaction or trade; the act of exchanging.
3. Goods offered for sale; product.
4. (figurative) A desirable quality or attribute in an individual.
5. (rare) Business, behaviour.

Derived terms

• chaffaren

Descendants

• English: chaffer (obsolete)

References

• “rein, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

chaffare

1. Alternative form of chaffaren