- palter (v.)
[palter 词源字典]
- 1530s, "speak indistinctly," of unknown origin. It has the form of a frequentative, but no verb palt is known. Connection with paltry is uncertain. Hence "play fast and loose" (c. 1600). Related: Paltered; paltering; palterer.[palter etymology, palter origin, 英语词源]