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 (sg-only neuter)

	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”)

Related terms

• víxla (“to exchange”)