Anglish.
A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.
Meaning & usage
A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.
In Anglish, you would call a dictionary a wordbook.
Where this word comes from
Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 from Angl(e) + -ish, from Old English Engl(e) + isċ, as a jocular name in the British magazine Punch. Doublet of English.
Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
Where this word comes from
Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 from Angl(e) + -ish, from Old English Engl(e) + isċ, as a jocular name in the British magazine Punch. Doublet of English.
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