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changeur (s.xii3/4)
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changeur (s.xii3/4)

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chanchur;  changeour,  changur;  chanjur;  chaungeour,  chaungeur;  chaunjour,  chaunjur  (chavager (l. chaunger)  TLL ii 161,  gangeor  TLL ii 145,  scangeour,  scangure  TLL ii 147.36 ),
(pl. chengeirs  Vernac Glosses 13.36)  
  FEW:  cambiare 2/i,122a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  changeor 9,38a TL: changëor 2,220 DEAF:  changier (changeor)  DMF:  changeur 1  TLF:  changeur  OED:  changer n.  MED:  chaungeour n.  DMLBS:  cambitor 248a

s.

1merch.occupationexchanger, barterer: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Seres (=The Chinese) pernent la merz e si remettent la valur. De tel marchandise sunt il changeur  Rom Chev ANTS C 168
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Ben s’en puet gabber de vus cist enchantur Ki ta robe enporte. Hai! queu changeur  S Aub 572
2occupationfinan.money-changer: 
( MS: s.xiii )  trapezeta: changeur  TLL i 227
( 1267 )  a Leanard le Chanjur quatre vint .ls. ke jo li doi  Nevill 353.14
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  trapezere: (D) scangeours  TLL ii 132.36
( 1421 )  […] achatiez par tielx merchants chaungeours, a graunde damage du Roi  Rot Parl1 iv 156
♦occupationstatusController of the Mint: 
( 1367-68 )  J.B. […] changeour en nostre Tour de Londres  Rot Scot i 920
( s.xiv-xv )  nostre soverain seignur ad ordenez et constitut le dit B. gardein et changeour de sez eschangez d’or et d’argent  YMB ii 104
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1200 )  Rolland le Changur  Family Names Changer
( 1384 )  John Chaungeour  Family Names Changer
changeur de deniers
occupationfinan.money-changer: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  trapezete: (C) chaunjours de deners  TLL ii 132.36

See also:

changablement  changableté  change  changement  changer  changeresse  changeure  changing  rechange  rechangement  rechanger 
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