Anglic

//ˈæŋɡlɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dated form of Anglian. alt-of, dated
  2. 2
    Pertaining to the family of languages descended from Old English, including English, Scots, and the extinct Yola and Fingallian languages. not-comparable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglia + -ic.

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”).

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