gospellere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• godspeller, gospeler, gospellar, gospellour, gosspellere
• godspellare, godspellere (Early Middle English)
• gospelar, gospeleer, gospelere (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English godspellere; equivalent to gospel +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ(d)ˌspɛlər(ə)/, /ˈɡɔspələr(ə)/, /-ˌlɛːr(ə)/

Noun

gospellere (plural gospelleres)

1. An Evangelist; one of the authors of the four New Testament gospels.
2. A volume containing such a gospel or part of one.
3. (by extension, rare) An Old Testament individual analogous to the New Testament evangelists.

References

• “gospellē̆r(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.