Anglish

English

Etymology

From Angle +‎ -ish, originally proposed as a joke name by humorist Paul Jennings in the British magazine Punch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænɡliʃ/

Proper noun

Examples
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Anglish

1. A register or form of English that gives preference to words of native Germanic origin over words of foreign (especially Latin, French, or Greek) origin.

   In Anglish, you might call a dictionary a ‘wordbook’.

Translations

variety of English

• Asturian: anglés
• Danish: angelsk
• Dutch: angels (nl)
• Estonian: anglise keel
• French: anglois (fr)
• German: Anglisch
• Hawaiian: ʻōlelo ʻAnelani
• Icelandic: anska
• Italian: anglese (it)
• Japanese: 愛語 (ja) (aigo)

• Luxembourgish: Anglesch f
• Maltese: Angliż m
• Norwegian: angelsk
• Old English: Anglisċ
• Portuguese: anglês m
• Scots: Anglis
• Spanish: anglés m
• Swedish: angelska
• Turkish: angılızca
• Venetian: łéngua anglexe f

Adjective

Anglish (comparative more Anglish, superlative most Anglish)

1. Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.

Further reading

• linguistic purism in English on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Singhal, ashling, haglins, halsing, lashing, shaling