nifflev.

Brit.

/ˈnɪfl/, U.S.

/ˈnɪf(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– nifle Brit.

/ˈnʌɪfl/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪf(ə)l/, 1800s nyfel, 1800s nyfle, 1800s– niffle.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nifle n.

Etymology: < nifle n. (compare forms s.v.). Compare earlier niffling adj., niff-naff n.

Chiefly English regional.

1. intransitive. To waste time or work slowly; to act in a trifling manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > spending time > spend time [verb (intransitive)] > waste time

prolong1449

protract1526

dally?1548

to burn daylight1597

lapse1667

to hinder time1712

niffle1775

to cut to waste1863

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Nifle, to trifle, to spend time to little purpose.

1830 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia II. 232 Niffle, niffle-naffle.., to trifle; to play with one's work.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Nifle, to trifle; to work at a slow pace.

1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 24 Nīfle.., to idle or ‘loaf’.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 86/2 Thoo nifles on an nivver gits nowt deean.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 204/2 Niffle, to waste time mucking about.

†2. transitive. English regional (northern). To steal (an item of small value); to pilfer. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > pilfer [verb (transitive)]

mitcha1393

pelfa1400

purloinc1475

prowl?1529

finger1530

pilfer1532

lurchc1565

filch1567

filch1574

proloyne1581

nim1606

hook1615

truff1718

snaffle1725

crib1735

pettifog1759

magg1762

niffle1785

cabbage1793

weed1811

nibble1819

cab1825

smouch1826

snuga1859

mooch1862

attract1891

souvenir1897

rat1906

snipe1909

promote1918

salvage1918

smooch1941

1785 ‘W. de Worfat’ Bran New Wark 305 Nimming and nifling whatever he can lig his fists on.

1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Nifle, to pilfer articles of small value. North.

1830 N. Scatcherd Hist. Morley 343/2 Nifle, to steal by a little at each time.

1858 J. Rayson Misc. Poems & Ballads Dial. Cumberland (1859) 53 Niffling money frae the till.

1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) 378 Th'bairns alus nyfles all th'apples afoore thaay're mella'.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niffle
释义	nifflev. Brit. /ˈnɪfl/, U.S. /ˈnɪf(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– nifle Brit. /ˈnʌɪfl/, U.S. /ˈnaɪf(ə)l/, 1800s nyfel, 1800s nyfle, 1800s– niffle. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nifle n. Etymology: < nifle n. (compare forms s.v.). Compare earlier niffling adj., niff-naff n. Chiefly English regional. 1. intransitive. To waste time or work slowly; to act in a trifling manner. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time [verb (intransitive)] > waste time prolong1449 protract1526 dally?1548 to burn daylight1597 lapse1667 to hinder time1712 niffle1775 to cut to waste1863 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Nifle, to trifle, to spend time to little purpose. 1830 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia II. 232 Niffle, niffle-naffle.., to trifle; to play with one's work. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Nifle, to trifle; to work at a slow pace. 1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 24 Nīfle.., to idle or ‘loaf’. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 86/2 Thoo nifles on an nivver gits nowt deean. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 204/2 Niffle, to waste time mucking about. †2. transitive. English regional (northern). To steal (an item of small value); to pilfer. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > pilfer [verb (transitive)] mitcha1393 pelfa1400 purloinc1475 prowl?1529 finger1530 pilfer1532 lurchc1565 filch1567 filch1574 proloyne1581 nim1606 hook1615 truff1718 snaffle1725 crib1735 pettifog1759 magg1762 niffle1785 cabbage1793 weed1811 nibble1819 cab1825 smouch1826 snuga1859 mooch1862 attract1891 souvenir1897 rat1906 snipe1909 promote1918 salvage1918 smooch1941 1785 ‘W. de Worfat’ Bran New Wark 305 Nimming and nifling whatever he can lig his fists on. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Nifle, to pilfer articles of small value. North. 1830 N. Scatcherd Hist. Morley 343/2 Nifle, to steal by a little at each time. 1858 J. Rayson Misc. Poems & Ballads Dial. Cumberland (1859) 53 Niffling money frae the till. 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) 378 Th'bairns alus nyfles all th'apples afoore thaay're mella'. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1775
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