palter C2 Topic:Communication US /ˈpɔl.tɚ/ UK /ˈpɒltə/ See IPA manual Freq #130247 Meanings 1 verb To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. 2 verb To trifle. Palter out your time in the penal statutes. 3 verb To haggle. Herceler. Voyez to haggle, to dodge. N.b. Cotgrave defines herceler/harceler by example: "to haggle, hucke, hedge, or paulter long in the buying of commodity". Thesaurus Word family Forms paltering Derived forms palterer Etymology Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # palter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpɔl.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒltə/ **Frequency rank:** 130247 ## Meanings 1. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. 2. To trifle. 3. To haggle. ## Examples - Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. - Palter out your time in the penal statutes. - Herceler. Voyez to haggle, to dodge. N.b. Cotgrave defines herceler/harceler by example: "to haggle, hucke, hedge, or paulter long in the buying of commodity". ## Derived Forms - palterer ## Etymology Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry. ## Topics - Communication markdown