chicaner

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to get (someone) into an argument
  • (reflexive) to quibble, squabble (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chicaner derived from Middle Low German schicken derived from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną (send, order, make move).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skikkijaną

Gloss

send, order, make move

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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