wrixle
To exchangeTo exchange.
Meaning
4 senses(obsolete)To exchange.
(obsolete, transitive)To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties; effect a change in.
(obsolete)To exchange opinions; speak one's mind; share thoughts; communicate.
(obsolete, transitive)To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.
Origin
From Middle English wrixlen, from Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, recipFrom 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”).
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Forms
wrixles, wrixling, wrixled, wrixledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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