guðspjall – Icelandic noun declension

Icelandic noun forms of guðspjall

Noun: guðspjall
Gender: n
Declension:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.guðspjall
Sg. Def.guðspjallið
Pl. Indef.guðspjöll
Pl. Def.guðspjöllin

Genitive

Sg. Indef.guðspjalls
Sg. Def.guðspjallsins
Pl. Indef.guðspjalla
Pl. Def.guðspjallanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.guðspjalli
Sg. Def.guðspjallinu
Pl. Indef.guðspjöllum
Pl. Def.guðspjöllunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.guðspjall
Sg. Def.guðspjallið
Pl. Indef.guðspjöll
Pl. Def.guðspjöllin

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. From Old Norse guðspjall, equivalent to góðr (“good”) + spjall (“tidings, events”).
2. 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". See: Old English Nouns 'godspell', Ancient Greek Nouns 'εὐαγγέλιον'.

Verbs referencing "guðspjall"

English Nouns gospel.

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