Anglish
9.9
Describing English that uses mostly Germanic words and avoids Latin and French words
- adjective
- /ˈæŋɡlɪʃ/
- Specialized
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anglish
- He wrote an Anglish poem that featured no Latin or French words, celebrating the beauty of native vocabulary.
Examples
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The teacher encouraged her students to write in Anglish, using only words with Germanic roots.
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In the book, the author attempts to explain complex concepts in Anglish, making them accessible to everyone.
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- Anglish, halviti.
How Germanic
Surface Forms
Anglish positive
Morphology
Anglish = Anglo + English (semi-transparent) = angl + ish
The form is transparently built from the stem 'angl/Anglo' + the relational suffix '-ish', but the specific meaning (a movement/variety restricting vocabulary to Germanic-origin words) is a specialized, non-obvious sense.
Etymology
Anglish combines Anglo (from the 'Angles', the people who gave us English) and the ending -ish, like in English. So Anglish as an adjective describes English that uses mostly old Germanic or native words and avoids words from Latin or French.