guðspjall
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
guðspjall n (genitive singular guðspjalls, nominative plural guðspjöll)
Declension edit
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 |