counterchange

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counterchange

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From Middle French contrechange (noun), contrechanger (verb).

verb counterchanges · counterchanging · counterchanged

  1. To give and receive; C; to exchange.
  2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. Witch-elms that counterchange the floor / Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright.

    Similar: interchange, checker, freck

Similar: swap

noun counterchanges

  1. obsolete An exchange of one thing for another.
  2. obsolete Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation. But Paridell sore brused with the blow, / Could not arise, the counterchaunge to scorse [...].

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@misc{counterchange_2026,
  title = {counterchange},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counterchange},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}