haggle English · revision 1335

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈhæɡəl/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a frequentative of dialect ''hag'' “to chop, hack”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from Middle English ''haggen'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU) [[der|non|hǫggva|t=to hack, hew]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU) with the suffix [[-le]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU) It is related to [[hew]] and [[hack]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To advance with difficulty (1583),^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989) implied in ''haggler'' “a clumsy workman” (1577).^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb meant to hack or mangle in cutting (1599),^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) and by 1602 to dispute over the price or terms of a bargain,^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) probably from the idea of chopping or whittling away.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The noun followed in 1858.^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1577 – ''haggler''.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1583 – to advance with difficulty.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1599 – to hack or mangle.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1602 – to bargain or dispute over terms.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1858 – noun, haggling.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[bargain]] in a petty, quibbling way, especially over a price; to [[dicker]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To argue or [[wrangle]] in trying to reach terms.^(AHD)^(RHWU)

+ # To cut something roughly or clumsily; to hack.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # An act of haggling.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[haggler]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[hew]]

+ * [[hack]]

+ * [[higgle]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}