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[ FEW: 2/i,120a cambiare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,38b changier; TL: 2,221 changier; DEAF: changier; DMF: changer; TLF: changer changeant; OED: change v.; MED: chaungen n.; DMLBS: 247c cambire ]

changier, changir, chanjer; chaunger, chaungier, chaunjer; chainger; canger, cangier; chianger,
ind.pr.4 jajuns 17

v.a.1to change, alter ♦ to change (one’s clothes) ♦ to exchange ♦ to change, replace 2to change (money) 3to transfer
v.absol.1to make an exchange (with)
v.n.1to change
v.refl.1to change ♦ to change one’s attitude, mind

v.a.

1to change, alter:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Kar enflammez est li miens cuers, e li mien rein cangied sunt 85.72.21

( 1314 ) alienacioun […] ne chaunge my ceo qe fuit fraunc almoigne en lay fee Ed II xvi 159

♦to change (one’s clothes):

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Sicum il changer dut La here ke il al dos avout 259.186

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) quant out receu li sis besant, Sa robe changi meintenant 5621

♦to exchange:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Ne change enfer (=go from one section to another) pur aleger Mes pur les mals plus agreger 1351

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Pur son exil le ciel changeit 746

( 1306 ) Sire W. vint e pria au dit H. q’il vousist chaunger son manoir de G. […] pur autre terre a la value i 209

♦to change, replace:

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) E vos chivaus changez avant q’il seient trop vieuz 330

( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) qe le meir et les viscountz […] q’ore sount soient chaungés et deposés 105.25

2finan.to change (money):

( c.1325; MS: c.1325 ) monoyers que changeyent lure munoye 33.13

( 1351-52 ) bien lise a chescun homme de chaunger or pur argent i 322

3lawto transfer:

( 1469 ) le feoffement per quell le fraunktenement fuit chaungé de le lessour i 13.5

changer chere

1to change one’s appearance:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Muot colour e chanjot chiere, Car ors semblot tot viel chenu, Ors juvencel 1428

changer sun (etc.) coer
coer#1

changer curage, ses (etc.) curages

1to change one’s mind:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ja ne verrez femme si sage K’acune feiz ne chant curage 5448

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Mes corages sunt changez 618

changer les dez

1fig.to change the rules of the game:

( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Ele nuz ad tuz engingné E les dez senz jeter changé 1653

changer sun pensé, ses pensez

1emotionto be moved, overcome with emotion:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) De feme est costume qu’el change ses pensez, Quant el veit bel home 1015

changer le, sun (etc.) semblant
semblant#1

changer sun (etc.) sen
sen#1

changer sun (etc.) sens
sens#1

changer sa (etc.) sentence
sentence

changer de

1to exchange for:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Del peissun cangium le pain Que hom nus aportout a plain 447

estre changé del, des sen(s)
sen#1

estre changé de sens
sens#1

v.absol.

1to make an exchange (with):

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) (women) quant aprés prodhomme pernent un merde (=a worthless fellow), malement ont chaungez 165

( 1341 ) il avoit changé ové la Deane de Salope 15 Ed III 317

v.n.

1to change:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) De l’effrei e de la pour Del vis li change la culur 6886

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) E com plus changent, meuz se font conustre pur fol gent 21

le coer change a
coer#1

changer en meuz

1to change for the better, improve:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) e son tens chaungea en meux e sa vie finist 64

v.refl.

1to change:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) acunes (=assizes) se chaungent par assent des parties deques en jurez i 333

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) le temps se chaunge ii 324

( MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) temps se chaungent 353

( 1376-77 ) (ecclesiastical judges may proceed on a writ) si la matire ne se chaunge ou soit enlargiz ii 373

♦to change one’s attitude, mind:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) De tant s’en est vers vus changee Plus ke vers nul autre hume 1014

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