engel

Etymology

From Old Norse engill (“angel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnɡəl/, [ˈɛŋl̩]

Noun

engel c (singular definite englen or engelen, plural indefinite engle)

1. angel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋəl/

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Noun

engel m (plural engelen, diminutive engeltje n)

1. angel

Anagrams

• legen

Etymology

From Old Dutch engil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

Noun

engel m

1. angel, servant of God
2. fallen angel

Further reading

• “inghel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “engel (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

From Old English engel.

Noun

engel (genitive engles, plural engles)

1. angel

Etymology

From Old High German engil.

Noun

engel m

1. angel

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill

Noun

engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural engler, definite plural englene)

1. an angel

References

• “engel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill

Noun

engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural englar, definite plural englane)

1. an angel

References

• “engel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• ænġel

Etymology

From Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). Cognate with Old Frisian angel, engel, Old Saxon engil, Middle Dutch engel (Dutch engel), Old High German angil, engil (German Engel), Old Norse engill (Swedish ängel). (Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aggilus) was apparently borrowed directly from the Greek.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈend͡ʒel/

Noun

enġel m

1. angel

Noun

engel (definite accusative engeli, plural engeller)

1. obstacle