wrixle

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wrixle

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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 wrixles · wrixling · wrixled · wirsle · wissle

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.

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@misc{wrixle_2026,
  title = {wrixle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrixle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}