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Haggle

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means to bargain persistently over the terms of a deal, especially a price
1
Stage 1 of 2
hoggva
Old Norse · medieval
"to chop, to hew"
to chop, to hew, related to cutting a deal back and forth
2
Stage 2 of 2
haggle
English · 1500s
"to bargain persistently over a price"
narrowed to mean bargaining persistently over a price
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