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

n-s	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