Old English Dictionary Entry

God-spell

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 god-spell

n. Gospel :-- Gódspel evangelium, id est, bonum nuntium, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Wrt. Voc. 75, 9. Hér ys godspellys angyn initium euangelii, Mk. Skt. 1, 1. Gelýfaþ ðam godspelle credite euangelio, 15. Matheus ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan Matthew began first to write the gospel in words, Andr. Kmbl. 24; An. 12. [Laym. Orm. goddspell: Piers P. godspel, gospel: Chauc. gospel: O. Sax. god-spell: Icel. guð-spjall: O. H. Ger. gotspel.] god-spell

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᚩᛞ-ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Icel.: Icelandic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Orm.: Ormulum (ME text by Orm)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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