Noun: wrenc
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | wrenċ |
| Plural | wrenċas |
Genitive
| Singular | wrenċes |
| Plural | wrenċa |
Dative
| Singular | wrenċe |
| Plural | wrenċum |
Accusative
| Singular | wrenċ |
| Plural | wrenċas |
Sample Sentences
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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:]
Nouns inflected like wrenc
merefisc,
wyrtdrenc,
morgendrenc,
alordrenc,
medudrync,
drænc,
drync,
drenc,
mersc,
wrenc,
wierc,
stenc,
goldfinc,
ropwærc,
merisc,
finc,
hilc,
hylc,
næsc,
wærc, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreng- (“to turn”).
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