bargayne

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bargaigne, from bargaigner, from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”). ==== Alternative forms ==== bargain, bargan, bargayn, bargen, bargeyn, bargyn, bargynne ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /barˈɡæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈbarɡən(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bargayne (plural bargaynes) A pact or concord; a legal agreement with legal force: A corporate agreement; a trade deal. (rare) A promise or commitment; an obligation due to agreement. A project, venture or endeavour. (rare) An item or product; a commodity. (rare) A situation as an outcome of others' prior behaviour. (rare, Northern) A contest or dispute. ===== Descendants ===== English: bargain → Scottish Gaelic: bargan → Welsh: bargen, bargain Scots: bargain ===== References ===== “bargain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bargayne alternative form of bargaynen