"godspell" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡodˌspell/, [ˈɡodˌspeɫ]
Etymology: Analysed as God + spell, literally “God-message”, an alteration of earlier gōdspell (“good news”), from gōd (“good”) + spell (“message, news”), a calque from Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō or bonus nūntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”). Etymology templates: {{com|ang|God|spell|lit=God-message}} God + spell, literally “God-message”, {{compound|ang|gōd|spell|t1=good|t2=message, news}} gōd (“good”) + spell (“message, news”), {{cal|ang|EL.|-|nocap=1}} calque from Ecclesiastical Latin, {{der|ang|EL.|ēvangelium}} Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, {{der|ang|grc|εὐαγγέλιον||good news}} Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} godspell n, {{ang-noun|n}} godspell n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|godspell}}, {{ang-decl-noun|godspell|godspell|godspell|godspell|godspelles|godspella|godspelle|godspellum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], godspell [nominative, singular], godspell [nominative, plural], godspell [accusative, singular], godspell [accusative, plural], godspelles [genitive, singular], godspella [genitive, plural], godspelle [dative, singular], godspellum [dative, plural]
  1. gospel Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: godspel Derived forms: godspellian (english: evangelize), godspellere (english: evangelist)
    Sense id: en-godspell-ang-noun-YYFOx4xd Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡodˌspeɫ]"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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          "name": "desc"
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}

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