Angle

See also angle

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Mostly derived from the toponym Angle, from *anguz "narrow, tight; tapering, angular", either indicating the "narrow" water (i.e. the Schlei estuary), or the "angular" shape of the peninsula.

Noun

Angle (plural Angles)

1. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.

Derived terms

• Anglic
• Anglo-
• anglo-
• anglo

Translations

A member of the ancient Germanic tribe

• Dutch: Angel (nl)
• Interlingua: anglo m, angla f
• Italian: Anglo (it) m

• Portuguese: anglo (pt) m, angla (pt) f
• Russian: англ (ru) (angl)

Anagrams

• angel, Angel
• Elgan
• Galen
• glean