angell

See also: Angell

English

Noun

angell (plural angells)

  1. Archaic spelling of angel.
    • 1528, John Frith, “Places”, in The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6):
      Yea, suppoise he did all the werkis of man and angell.
    • a. 1580, Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8):
      At the hearing of this voice, the horsse whereon Dunstane rode fell downe and died, being not able to abide the presence of the angell that thus spake to Dunstane.

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Middle English

Noun

angell

  1. Alternative form of aungel
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