英语词汇pilfer的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pilfer
词源	pilfer v. "to steal in small quantities" (intrans.); "to steal or gain by petty theft" (trans.), 1540s, from pilfer (n.) "spoils, booty," c. 1400, from Old French pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), a word of unknown origin, possibly related to pelf. Related: Pilfered; pilfering. Pulfrour "a thief" is attested from mid-14c., implying earlier use. Entries linking to pilfer pelf n. late 14c., "stolen goods, forfeited property," from Anglo-French pelf, Old French pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), a word of unknown origin; also see pilfer. Meaning "money, property, riches," with a pejorative or contemptuous overtone, also is recorded from late 14c. It has no plural. pilferage n. "act or practice of petty theft; that which is stolen," 1620s, from pilfer + -age. updated on June 11, 2020
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