meddenam

Updated: May 2, 2025

I well remember Datchett, where the water-rats crept out of the reeds in the shallows to watch our repast; and better still do I recall Medmenham Abbey, which defied all my efforts till I found that it was pronounced Meddenam with the accent on the first syllable.

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - Penelope's Postscripts