chaffaren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chaffare, chaffaryn, chafare, chafer, chafere, cheffaren
• chapfari (Kent)

Etymology

From chaffare (“trade”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃafaːrən/, /ˈt͡ʃɛfaːrən/, /ˈt͡ʃaf(ə)rən/

Verb

chaffaren (third-person singular simple present chaffareth, present participle chaffarende, chaffarynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chaffared)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To trade or exchange.
2. (intransitive) To interact with.
3. (transitive, rare, usually with of) To trade in return for profit.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chaffaren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) chaffaren, chaffare
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chaffare	chaffared
2nd-person singular	chaffarest	chaffaredest
3rd-person singular	chaffareth	chaffared
subjunctive singular	chaffare
imperative singular		—
plural1	chaffaren, chaffare	chaffareden, chaffarede
imperative plural	chaffareth, chaffare	—
participles	chaffarynge, chaffarende	chaffared, ychaffared

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: chaffer

References

• “chaffā̆ren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.