Anglish Wordbook

The Anglish wordbook is for gathering together all known and suggested Anglish words and their meanings. Every person is free to put in any word they have seen used in Anglish by others, or which have been invented by themselves. The purpose is to create a full reference of words from all kinds of Anglish, and to give proper explanations as to their meanings and origins.

Using the wordbook
All entries in the wordbook take the following form, closely modelled on the normal dictionary layout:

First comes the word itself, in bold text, followed by the part of speech in italics. The wordbook uses normal dictionary abbreviations for these, such as n for noun, vb for verb, adj for adjective, and so on. The main body of the entry is a description of what the word means, and also, if necessary, how it is used. The last part, in square brackets, is the etymology of the word, giving some information of its origins.

Adding to the wordbook
If you feel the wordbook is missing a word, or a meaning, please feel free to add it, as the wordbook will only grow with continued contributions from all Anglish users. The only rule is that the word must be in some way unique to Anglish, that is, not found in standard English. This can be anything from entirely new words made up specifically for Anglish, to rare, dialectual, or simply uncommon words. A good way to measure this is to imagine using it in conversation, and what the reaction of the other person would be.

In order to create a standard entry, like the one above, you need to use a template, which is basically a pre-written piece of code which formats and lays out your entry correctly. It may look daunting at first, but if you follow the short explanation below, it isn't too hard.

The code used looks like this (you can cut and paste this to use):

As you can see, there are spaces left after the equals signs for typing the entry. Hopefully, the information needed in each one is self-explanatory, the only point is that the meaning and synonyms are separate. This is because both are required in order to avoid the dictionary simply becoming a list of synonyms, which isn't of as much use in the long run. The meaning and etymology can be given in any style which you find suitable, whether that be a very formal dictionary style, or something more informal.

Here is the actual entry used for the example near the top of the page:

When there is already an entry for the same word, but with a different definition, please add your entry below it, and mark them (1) and (2) respectively.

Changing or outtaking an entry
Generally, once an entry has been made, it should only be changed or taken out as discussion on the talk page. The wordbook is meant not only as a record of Anglish, but also a 'marketplace' of ideas, where people can put forward words for others to consider. Words should remain unless they have been rejected by the community of users and are no longer considered viable suggestions.

The only exceptions are words which are either standard English or are themselves not Anglish, which can be outtaken without debate (though comment on the edit is still needed).