nifle

Etymology

From Middle English nifle, possibly from Anglo-Norman. Compare Scots niffle (“to trifle”).

noun

  1. A trifle; something small and insignificant.“THE great Galees of Venice and Florence Be well laden with things of complacence, All spicery and of grossers ware: With sweete wines all maner of chaffare, Apes, and Japes, and marmusets tayled, Nifles and trifles that little have avayled: And things with which they fetely blere our eye: With things not induring that we bye.”