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 (AB language) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃafaːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛfaːr(ə)/ (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃafər(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== chaffare 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 ===== chaffaren ===== Descendants ===== English: chaffer (obsolete) ===== References ===== “chaffā̆re, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chaffare alternative form of chaffaren