See chaunge on Wiktionary
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"form": "chonge",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "verb",
"altform": "1"
},
"expansion": "chaunge",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "chaungen"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of chaungen"
],
"links": [
[
"chaungen",
"chaungen#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "chaunge"
}
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