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Anglish
[ ang-glish ]
noun
- a version of the English language that uses only words and roots of Anglo-Saxon or Germanic origin, while excluding its borrowings from Latinate and other languages.
- Rare. Also An·gli·an []. one of the northern and central group of Old English dialects, spoken in Northumbria and Mercia.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Anglish1
First recorded in 1650–60 Anglish fordef 2; Anglish def 1 coined in 1966 by British humorist and author Paul Jennings (1918–89) in a series of articles entitled “1066 and All Saxon”; Angl(e) ( def ) + -ish 1( def )
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Example Sentences
Dat it is not be de fashion pour les ladies of France—I can not tell vat is baiser en Anglish.
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Foiled in his intention he returned to the bar, murmuring "Anglish Peeg" to himself as he did so.
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I spek Anglish like an Anglishman, address to me the vord in Anglish.
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