guðspjall
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editguðspjall n (genitive singular guðspjalls, nominative plural guðspjöll)
Declension
editDeclension of guðspjall (neuter, based on spjall)
singular | plural | |||
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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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