godspel

Middle English

Noun

godspel

  1. (especially Early Middle English) alternative form of gospel

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡodˌspel/

Noun

godspel n

  1. alternative form of godspell

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative godspel godspel
accusative godspel godspel
genitive godspelles godspella
dative godspelle godspellum

Old Saxon

Etymology

From gōd (good) +‎ spel (news, message), calque from 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) (English evangel).

Noun

gōdspel n

  1. (Christianity) gospel

Declension

gōdspel (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative gōdspel gōdspel
accusative gōdspel gōdspel
genitive gōdspeles gōdspelō
dative gōdspele gōdspelun
instrumental