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Wisselling, Wissilling, vbl. n. Also: wisling, -yng, visling, weslyng. [MDu. wisselinghe.] a. Exchange in general. b. Exchange of money. c. Exchange of words.a. a1400 Leg. S. xxiv 164.
Al the gold … He gaf to pure, & his clething He gaf fore ware in weslyng a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii 120.
Takand sum vthire, ald ore ȝinge, Sparand til his, as in wislyng, That scho de nocht sa fule a dedeb. 1462–3 Aberd. B. Rec. I 405.
v s. vi d. the quhilk he tuke fra him in wisling of a farthing of an Inglis nobill 1523 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 187.
Quhite money is rycht scant in this countre for wissilling of gold and making of change 1540 Acts II 373/2.
Sindry personis havand quhite siluire will nocht change for golde bot takkis thairfore xij d. or maire for wissilling of the samin 1602 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 411.
Symoun McGuffolk is becum actit frellie to pey to Robert Haw xj s. restand of visling of siluer 1612 Reg. Privy C. IX 315.
Foreyne cunyie is ressavit and hes als frequent a cours and passage heir in paymentis, tradis, wissillingis and utherwise as the propper cunyie of the kingdome 1612 Acts IV 474/1.
Wissilling 1631 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II 29.
That nane of thame presoome … to receave anie of the saids farthing tokins in payment wissilling or otherwayesc. 1571 Bann. Memor. 149.
Becaus I wald eschew the wisling of wordis (which dryves tyme), and bring the mater quicklie to the poynt, I requyre [etc.] 1585 Calderwood IV 309.
Wisselling of words is to no purpose 1606 Dundonald Par. Rec. 103.
Adame Reid … grantit drinking and wissilling of ewill wordis bot denyit straikis giving