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Etymology edit

Alternation of wixlan, from Proto-West Germanic *wihslijan, *wihslōn, from Proto-Germanic *wihslijaną, *wihslōną (to change), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (to change). Cognate with Old Frisian wixlia, Old Saxon wehsalōn, Old High German wehsalōn (German wechseln). More at wrixle.

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Verb edit

wrixlan

  1. (poetic) to change
  2. to exchange, barter
  3. to reciprocate
  4. to lend

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  • Middle English: wrixlen