guðspjall

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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guðspjall n (genitive singular guðspjalls, nominative plural guðspjöll)

  1. gospel

Declension

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    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