wrixlan

Old English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriks.lɑn/

Verb

wrixlan

  1. (poetic) to change
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎[1]:
      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,…
  2. to exchange, barter
  3. to reciprocate
  4. to lend

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrixlan (weak, class 1)
infinitive wrixlan wrixlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wrixle wrixlede
second person singular wrixlest wrixledest
third person singular wrixleþ wrixlede
plural wrixlaþ wrixledon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrixle wrixlede
plural wrixlen wrixleden
imperative
singular wrixle
plural wrixlaþ
participle present past
wrixlende (ġe)wrixled

Descendants

  • Middle English: wrixlen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.