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单词 niffer
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niffern.

Brit. /ˈnɪfə/, U.S. /ˈnɪfər/, Scottish English /ˈnɪfər/
Forms: pre-1700 nefare, pre-1700 nefere, pre-1700 neffir, pre-1700 neiffer, pre-1700 neiffir, pre-1700 newfar, pre-1700 newfayr, pre-1700 niffar, pre-1700 1700s– niffer.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nieve n., fare n.1
Etymology: Probably < nieve n. + fare n.1, with loss or assimilation of the final consonant of nieve n., and with the sense ‘a going between fists, a passage from hand to hand’. Compare chaffer n.1
Scottish. Now rare.
Exchange of goods or services; barter; (also) an instance of this. to put in a niffer: to hazard.
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society > trade and finance > barter > [noun]
formanginga1300
nifferc1400
barteringc1440
roring1440
commutation1496
scorsing1509
chopping and changing1548
exchange1553
truck1553
block1568
bartery1570
chopping1581
scorse1590
barter1592
trucking1594
swap1625
truckage1641
truck trade1740
handling1850
c1400 Burgh Laws (Bute) c. 3 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Nefare, -ere, New Fayr Ilk burges may ponde furthdwellaris..in his hows and vtouth bot gyfe newfayris or fayris be haldyn in the burgh [L. nisi commercia vel nundine teneantur in burgo].
1529–30 in H. M. Paton Accts. Masters of Wks. (1957) I. 20 For ane gray hors to the cart and for the newfar betuix ane les blak that ves in the cart ande ane other mair resavit..to the saidis cartis.
1533 Wigtown Burgh Court Rec. f. 287v Schallans for the wrangus castyne in nefare to hym of ane vnsuficient hors, the quhylk was nocht his avyne in the tyme that the said Jame kest hym in nefare.
1563 Linlithgow Sheriff Court 18 May in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Nefare Allegand he got hir fra him in ane neiffir.
1610 Kirkcudbright Town Council Rec. (1948) II. 80 In ane ȝow lamb to James McGhie..quhilk he promissit him in neffir of a voddir.
1632 Stewartry Court Bk. Monteith 12 Apr. Allowit to the said Jon Bwie four merkis money in the neiffer of ane swerd betuix him and the said Jon Allane.
1670 Corshill Baron-Court Bk. in Archæol. & Hist. Coll. Ayr & Wigton (1884) IV. 104 For the sowme of four pond Scotis money and that as the niffer of ane horse in tooboot.
1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 144 Ye see your state wi' their's compar'd, And shudder at the niffer.
1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 208 He put his life in a niffer, to break the prison to let me out.
1856 J. Ballantine Poems 134 At ilka bit niffer or coupin', The moment ye ca' the gill-stoup in, You're sure to see Tam an' his drum.
1888 A. Wardrop Poems & Sketches 158 What could they gie as a niffer—This world has naething sae fine.
1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood ix. 157 As keen at a niffer as a Musselburgh wabster.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nifferv.

Brit. /ˈnɪfə/, U.S. /ˈnɪfər/, Scottish English /ˈnɪfər/, Irish English /ˈnɪfər/
Forms: Scottish pre-1700 nefare, pre-1700 neifar, pre-1700 neiffir, pre-1700 newfar, pre-1700 niffeir, pre-1700 nwfer, pre-1700 nyffer, pre-1700 1700s neiffer, pre-1700 1700s– niffer, 1800s– neefer Brit. /ˈniːfə/, U.S. /ˈnifər/, Scottish English /ˈnifər/, 1800s– neeffer, 1800s– neefor, 1800s– neifer, 1800s– neiffar, 1800s– neiver; English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern) 1900s– niffer.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niffer n.
Etymology: < niffer n.
Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern).
1.
a. transitive. To trade or exchange (a thing) for (also †with) another thing. Also: to make the subject of an exchange (with a fellow trader).
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the world > time > change > exchange > exchange, change for [verb (transitive)]
changec1225
truck?c1225
interchangec1374
permutec1400
wrixlec1400
turnc1449
wissel1487
chaffer1530
niffer1540
bandy1589
to chaffer words1590
swap1590
barter1596
counterchange1598
commute1633
trade1636
countercambiate1656
ring1786
rebarter1845
trade1864
swop1890
permutate1898
interconvert1953
1540 Linlithgow Burgh Court 27 Oct. Anent ane hors that the said Villiam newfarit with the said Watt.
1564 Linlithgow Sheriff Court 20 Jan. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Nefare Ane brovne meir..quhilk thai neiffirrit with Brwme & gat ane liart naig & iiij li. x s. of bute.
a1568 Burgh Court Rec. in A. Maxwell Old Dundee (1891) 201 James Page upheld his mare faultless which he neifarit with John's horse.
1637 S. Rutherford Let. 7 Sept. in Joshua Redivivus (1664) 165 A market where we might barter or niffer our lazie ease with a profitable cross.
1641 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1870) V. 447/2 He nifferit that staig with John Buchannan.
1699 in J. Anderson Black Bk. Kincardineshire (1843) 113 The panel said that one of them [sc. three cows] was his own, another he had niffered with his brother for a steer.
a1801 R. Gall Poems & Songs (1819) 123 But, haith! there's nae scenes I wad niffer wi' thae; For it fills my fond heart fu' o' glee.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 215 I carried it for mony a year, till I niffered it for this tin ane.
1861 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life ii. 168 ‘Oh,’ he said with great simplicity, ‘my master niffered me for a pony.’
1932 W. D. Cocker Poems 39 He has niffer'd his sark wi' the bogle, His breeks, coat an' bunnet forby.
1961 People's Jrnl. 28 Jan. She niffert some o' her fish for hame-made cheese an' butter fae the farmers' wives.
1983 Eng. World-wide 4 88 No lang efterhim the yung son niffert the haill o his portion for siller.
b. intransitive. To make an exchange, to barter. Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)]
bargain1525
hucka1529
hucker1548
dodge1568
blockc1570
pelt1579
hack1587
haggle1589
to beat the bargain1591
to beat the market1591
huckster1593
niffera1598
badger1600
scotch1601
palter1611
cheapen1620
higgle1633
tig-tag1643
huckle1644
chaffer1693
chaffer1725
dicker1797
niffer1815
Jew1825
hacker1833
banter1835
higgle-haggle1841
hondle1921
wheel and deal1961
a1598 D. Fergusson Sc. Prov. (1641) sig. C3v Of weillie persons... He neiffers [ MS ?c1625 niffers] for the better.
1754 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. (at cited word) He intended that Day to have niffered with the Defender.
1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch xxi. 318 There being but small difference in the value of the cloths..I caused them to niffer.
1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 85 He's fond o' barter that niffers wi' auld Nick.
c. intransitive. To admit of being exchanged. Obsolete. rare.
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1612 in A. I. Ritchie Churches St. Baldred (1880) 108 Efter that ye said cow wald not niffer.
2. transitive. To make a mutual exchange of.
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1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. 114 Stand yont proud Czar, I wadna niffer Fame With thee, for a' thy Furrs and paughty Name.
1728 A. Ramsay Wks. (1944–73) II. 204 Meeting kind to niffer Kisses, Bargaining for better Blesses.
a1800 Young Hyn Horn x, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1882) I. i. 203/2 You must niffer clothes with me.
1863 J. Nicholson Kilwuddie 74 Cuffs an' kicks they freely niffer't.
1980 Eng. World-wide 1 i. 124 Some o them..had nae time at aa for onie language binna what they could niffer wi their cronies in the pub.
3. intransitive. To bargain, haggle; (occasionally) gen. to conduct business.
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society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)]
bargain1525
hucka1529
hucker1548
dodge1568
blockc1570
pelt1579
hack1587
haggle1589
to beat the bargain1591
to beat the market1591
huckster1593
niffera1598
badger1600
scotch1601
palter1611
cheapen1620
higgle1633
tig-tag1643
huckle1644
chaffer1693
chaffer1725
dicker1797
niffer1815
Jew1825
hacker1833
banter1835
higgle-haggle1841
hondle1921
wheel and deal1961
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. iv. 37 Weel, so we sat niffering about some brandy that I said I wanted, till he came in.
1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 354 Niffer, to haggle, to bargain in a tenacious or hard spirit.
1891 H. Johnstone Kilmallie I. 155 Meiklemyre has been drinking and niffering on the Sabbath.
1920 A. Dodds Songs 3 He'd haggle and niffer when buyin' his cattle.
1950 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 425/3 He's aye nifferin in aboot the smiddy; A dunno what he's efter.
1994 W. N. Herbert Forked Tongue 113 Eh stoappd, an' niffert wi thi nicht, paleit thi caundils o thi leerie-lichts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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