wrixle
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English wrixlen, from Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”), from Proto-Germanic *wihslijaną, *wihslōną (“to change”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, *weyḱ- (“to change”). Cognate with Scots wissel (“to exchange, barter”), Dutch wisselen (“to exchange, barter, swap”), German wechseln (“to change, switch”), Icelandic víxl (“cross, interchange”), Latin vicis (“change, alteration, diversity, reciprocity”).
Verb
editwrixle (third-person singular simple present wrixles, present participle wrixling, simple past and past participle wrixled)
- (obsolete) To exchange.
- (transitive, obsolete) To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties; effect a change in.
- (obsolete) To exchange opinions; speak one's mind; share thoughts; communicate.
- (transitive, obsolete) To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.
Usage notes
editFell out of common usage in the 16th century.
References
editOld English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editwrixle
- inflection of wrixlan:
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