godspel
Old English
Etymology
From gōd (“good”) + spel (“news, message”), calque of Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”) (English evangel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoːdspel/
Noun
gōdspel n (nominative plural gōdspel)
- (Christianity) gospel
Declension
Declension of godspel (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gōdspel | gōdspel |
| accusative | gōdspel | gōdspel |
| genitive | gōdspeles | gōdspela |
| dative | gōdspele | gōdspelum |
Descendants
- Middle English: gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell
- English: gospel
- → Old Norse: guðspjall (calque)
- Icelandic: guðspjall
Old Saxon
Etymology
From gōd (“good”) + spel (“news, message”), calque of Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”) (English evangel).
Noun
gōdspel n
- (Christianity) gospel
Declension
Declension of gōdspel (neuter a-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gōdspel | gōdspel |
| accusative | gōdspel | gōdspel |
| genitive | gōdspeles | gōdspelō |
| dative | gōdspele | gōdspelun |
| instrumental | — | — |