Anglish

English

Etymology

From Angle +‎ -ish; coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 as a jocular name 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 evenglome for twilight

Anglish

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

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

Synonyms

• Eldsay English

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

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