Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exchange.
- To envelop; wrap; confound.
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- verb obsolete To
exchange . - verb transitive, obsolete To
alter , as one's mind or mental faculties; effect achange in. - verb obsolete To exchange opinions; speak one's mind;
share thoughts;communicate . - verb transitive, obsolete To
envelop ,wrap ;confuse ;confound .
Etymologies
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From Middle English wrixlen, from Old English wrixlan, wixlan ("to change, exchange, reciprocate"), from Proto-Germanic *wihslanan, *wihslōnan (“to change”), from Proto-Indo-European *weik(')- (“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").
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Obs. v., To alter, change, confound; also, to exchange (fr. OE wrixlian).
August 13, 2008