víxl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víxl, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz. Cognate with Swedish växel, German Wechsel, Dutch wissel; compare also English wrixle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vixstl/, /vikstl/

Noun

víxl n (genitive singular víxls, no plural)

  1. alternation, change

Declension
declension of víxl
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative víxl víxlið
accusative víxl víxlið
dative víxli víxlinu
genitive víxls víxlsins

Derived terms
  • á víxl (“alternately, in turn”)
  • víxlrím (“alternate rhyme”)
  • víxlsöngur (“call and response”)
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