Anglist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Anglicist.

    "Most Anglists, it appears, in Germany conceive that they have done their duty if they have studied thoroughly Gothic, German, and English; but they are warned that no one can pretend to be a serious student of English who has not mastered the Old Norse and made himself acquainted generally with the Scandinavian languages, besides possessing a competent knowledge of comparative grammar and of Sanskrit."

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anglicist

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"Most Anglists, it appears, in Germany conceive that they have done their duty if they have studied thoroughly Gothic, German, and English; but they are warned that no one can pretend to be a serious student of English who has not mastered the Old Norse and made himself acquainted generally with the Scandinavian languages, besides possessing a competent knowledge of comparative grammar and of Sanskrit."

Etymology

From German Anglist.

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