Anglish

Anglish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænɡlɪʃ/, /ˈænɡləʃ/

Proper noun

Examples
wordbook for dictionary waterstuff for hydrogen other for different birdlore for ornithology halseman for executioner word-hoard for vocabulary

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’.

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