guðspjall

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse guðspjall, equivalent to góðr (“good”) + spjall (“tidings, events”).

Probably a calque of Old English godspell, from earlier Old English *gōdspell ("good news"), used to translate (as a calque) Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”), literally "good news".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvʏð.spjatl/

Noun

guðspjall n (genitive singular guðspjalls, nominative plural guðspjöll)

  1. gospel

Declension

Declension of guðspjall (neuter, based on spjall)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative guðspjall guðspjallið guðspjöll guðspjöllin
accusative guðspjall guðspjallið guðspjöll guðspjöllin
dative guðspjalli guðspjallinu guðspjöllum guðspjöllunum
genitive guðspjalls guðspjallsins guðspjalla guðspjallanna
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