Old English · verb

wrixlan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈwriks.lɑn/
Syllables: ˈwriks · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: wrixle barter reciprocate exchange change

Meaning

to change

Iċ þurh mūþ sprece mongum reordum, wrenċum singe, wrixle ġeneahhe hēafodwōþe,…

I speak with many voices through mouth, sing melodies, change abundantly my main song,…
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
to exchange, barter
to reciprocate
to lend

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrixlan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wrixle	wrixlede
2nd singular	wrixlest	wrixledest
3rd singular	wrixleþ	wrixlede
Plural	wrixlaþ	wrixledon
Subjunctive
Singular	wrixle	wrixlede
Plural	wrixlen	wrixleden

Non-finite forms of wrixlan
	Form
Infinitive	wrixlan
Inflected infinitive	wrixlenne
Imperative singular	wrixle
Imperative plural	wrixlaþ
Present participle	wrixlende
Past participle	wrixled ġewrixled

Etymology

Alternation of wixlan, from Proto-West Germanic *wihslijan, *wihslōn, from Proto-Germanic *wihslijaną, *wihslōną (“to change”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“to change”). Cognate with Old Frisian wixlia, Old Saxon wehsalōn, Old High German wehsalōn (German wechseln). More at wrixle.

Descendants

wrixle

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