Old English · noun
wrenc
Normalised wrenċ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /wrent͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- wrent͡ʃ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- wrenchmodulationwilestratagemtrick
Meaning
-
wile, stratagem; trick, deceit
-
melody, song; modulation
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,…
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreng- (“to turn”).
Descendants
wrench
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