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wrixle

verb

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”).

  1. derived from *weyk-✻
  2. inherited from *wihslijaną✻
  3. inherited from wrixlan
  4. inherited from wrixlen

Definitions

  1. To exchange.

  2. To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties

    To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties; effect a change in.

  3. To exchange opinions

    To exchange opinions; speak one's mind; share thoughts; communicate.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To envelop, wrap

      To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA