Anglic

English

Etymology 1

From Anglia +‎ -ic.

Adjective

Anglic (comparative more Anglic, superlative most Anglic)

Dated form of Anglian.

Etymology 2

This sense was rare and restricted to discourse about Scots until the 2000s. Probably influenced by Anglican, or directly derived from Latin Anglicus (“English”).

Adjective

Anglic (not comparable)

(linguistics) Pertaining to the family of languages descended from Old English, including English, Scots, and the extinct Yola and Fingallian languages.

References

“Anglic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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