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Quotation dates: 1397, 1499-1578
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Interchange, v. Also: intercheinge. [e.m.E. interchaunge (1576), -change, earlier enter-, entrechange (c 1374). See Change v. and Cheng(e v.] tr. To exchange. 1397 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 35.
The qwhilkis commissions ar interchangit a1500 Bk. Chess 1136.
So to the Romanis that he wald declair Thar will of euery Romane presonar To interchange and send thaim hame agane 1531 Bell. Boece I. lxx.
How mony Romane capitanis for thair febill curage war interchangitt in Britane 1531 Ib. II. 393.
King Robertis wife … wes interchangeit with ane duk of Ingland 1546 Rec. Earld. Orkney 233.
Be it kend … me … to have cossit and intercheingeit, … and irrevocabilli intercheingeis, sex mark of lande 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 336.
Thair wes appointment … be the quhilk he excambit, … interchangeit, and resignit … his rycht … and possessioun of ane markland a1578 Pitsc. I. 384/4.
[He] had affixit and interchangit his great seall with Ingland for amittie of baitht the saidis realmes a1578 Ib. II. 8/5.
For the mair securitie [they] intercheingit the great seallis of Ingland and Scotland
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