wrixlan

Pronunciation: /ˈwriks.lɑn/

“wrixlan” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

to change
to exchange, barter
to reciprocate
to lend

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.

More Old English words

writere
writian
writing
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wroht
wrohtsawere

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