godspell
Old English
Alternative forms
- godspel
Etymology
From gōd (“good”) + spell (“news”), calque of Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō or bonus nūntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡodˌspell/, [ˈɡodˌspeɫ]
Noun
godspell n
- gospel
Declension
Declension of godspell (strong-a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | godspell | godspell |
accusative | godspell | godspell |
genitive | godspelles | godspella |
dative | godspelle | godspellum |
Derived terms
- godspellian (“evangelize”)
- godspellere (“evangelist”)
Descendants
- Middle English: gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell
- English: gospel
- → Old Norse: guðspjall (calque)
- Icelandic: guðspjall