wrixle

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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

wrixle (third-person singular simple present wrixles, present participle wrixling, simple past and past participle wrixled)

  1. (obsolete) To exchange.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties; effect a change in.
  3. (obsolete) To exchange opinions; speak one's mind; share thoughts; communicate.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.

Usage notes

Fell out of common usage in the 16th century.

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

wrixle

  1. inflection of wrixlan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive
    3. singular imperative
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