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wrixle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wrixle
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exchange.

Obsolete

verb

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

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

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

Obsolete

verb

To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.

Obsolete; Transitive 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: wrixlen, wrixlan, *wihslijaną, *weyk-

Usage

Inflected Forms

wrixles (present, singular) wrixling (participle, present) wrixled (participle, past) wrixled (past) wirsle (alternative) wissle (alternative) wistle (alternative) wissel (alternative)

Questions

What does wrixle mean?
To exchange.
Where does wrixle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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