WRENCHED


Meaning of WRENCHED in English

-cht adjective

Etymology: from past participle of wrench (I)

: of, relating to, or being an accent that for the sake of metrical conformity is forced from a normally stressed syllable to one that is normally unstressed

the accent on land in “and whén he cáme to fár Scotlánd” is wrenched

— compare hovering accent

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