aungel
Middle English
Alternative forms
- angel
- angell, angyl, angyll, angylle, aungell, aungil, awngel (Late Middle English)
- angele, ongel (Early Middle English)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English anġel, either a modification of enġel after its etymon Latin angelus (through the intermediate of Proto-West Germanic *angil) or a reborrowing from the Latin, which is in turn from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos); forms with /au̯/ are in turn remodelled upon or reborrowed from Anglo-Norman angel, angle.
Supplanted engel after the Early Middle English period.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯nd͡ʒəl/, /ˈand͡ʒəl/, (Late Middle English) /ˈaːnd͡ʒəl/
Noun
aungel (plural aungels)
- An angel; a heavenly messenger or deputy of the Christian God.
- A fallen angel; an angel expelled from Heaven.
- (rare) A rank of angel.
- (rare, Late Middle English) The lowest rank of angel.
- A depiction of an angel or something bearing it.
- A gold coin with an image of an angel.
- (rare) A human messenger of God.
- (rare) A servitor of a pagan deity.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| (nominative/accusative) | aungel | aungels |
| genitive | aungeles | aungels |
| dative | aungele1 | — |
1Optional; mostly fossilised after Early Middle English.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “aunǧel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 October 2018.
Romansh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).
Noun
aungel m (plural aungels)