Anglic

[ ang-glik ]

noun

1. the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.

adjective

1. Anglian ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglic¹

1865–70; < Medieval Latin Anglicus English, equivalent to Late Latin Angl ( us ) Angle, Germanic-speaking inhabitant of Britain ( Latin Angliī a continental tribe mentioned by Tacitus; Angle ) + -icus -ic

Example Sentences

Cancre and crabe in French are synonymous, meaning the same; Anglic, crab (fish).

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Libellus medicin et chirurgi, partim Latin, partim Anglic, partim etiam Gallic.

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Varia experimenta chimica, Anglic, quorum initium est, For to make white lead.

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Henrici Beaumundi regimen sanitatis, cum aliis variis experimentis, tam Anglic quam Latin scriptis.

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The murrain was a flux, anglic scitha (Roger of Howden) or schitta (Bromton).

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