Anglish

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Anglish

/ˈæŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/ UK
/ˈæŋ.ɡə.lɪʃ/ UK, nonstandard
/ˈæŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/ US
/ˈeɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/
/ˈæŋ.ɡləʃ/ Australia

Where it 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.

proper noun

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.
Similar: ^((please verify)) Anglo-Saxon English, ^((please verify)) Eldsay English, ^((please verify)) Saxon English · Opposite: Anglese[Romance language]]>

adjective

not comparable Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.

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name puristic style of English

हिन्दी	एंग्लिश eṅgliś
Deutsch	Anglisch

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MLA

"Anglish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anglish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Anglish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anglish

Chicago

"Anglish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anglish.

BibTeX

@misc{anglish_2026,
  title = {Anglish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}