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Evangel, Ewangel, n. Also: eu-, evangele, -ell, eu(u)angel(l, evangile, -ill, evangle; ewangele, -el(l, -eill, ewangyle, -il(e, -ill; euw-, ewuangell. [ME. evangile (a 1400), -ille, -yll, ev-, ewangel, etc., OF. evangile, -ille, L. ēvangelium. See also Vangel.]

1. The Gospel.(a) a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 60.
Syne tuk I one hand to tret Forthire & of the ewangel speke Ib. xxvii. 15.
Ihesu Crist in the ewangele … sad sum quhyle that [etc.] 1456 Hay II. 60/11.
Of the quhilk he gevis us ane example in the ewangel c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 10/17.
The quhilk is fals aganis the ewangell and all haly writ a1500 Colk. Sow iii. 48.
The euwangell the trewth thairof attestis, Goddis awin word 1533 Boece iii. xii. 110.
The apostill Petir … in Rome preicheand the ewangell Ib. viii. xiii. 278 b.
Saxouns … detestit the law of the ewangell(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxx. 382.
Than gyf me The text of the ewangile for to se c1420 Wynt. vii. 1410.
The pepill off Ireland … led thame all be fretis wyle, Nowcht be the lauche off the ewangyle 1456 Hay I. 9/6.
Efter the wordis of the ewangile(c) c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 57/26.
All haly writ is full of his … mercifull deidis, and namly the euuangell and new testament 1549 Compl. 82/25.
To quhais ymaginet werkis thai gyue mair faitht nor … to the euangel 1562 Montgomery Mem. 192.
We … will mentain and assist the preatching of this holy evangell 1567 G. Ball. 4.
Go ȝour way into all the warld, and preiche the euangell 1622-6 Bisset II. 147/32.
How slaw and loukwarme we ar now in tyme of the … senceir teiching of the blissed evangell(d) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 200.
The apostillis … quhen thai war dung for preching of the evangil(e) 1571 Bann. Memor. 169.
That the evangle, sinceirlie preiched, may have cours and be propogat

b. With addition of Christis, of Christ, etc. a1400 Leg. S. ii. 447.
A, Rowme, thu aucht blitht to be That had sic techare to kene thé Cristis ewangell 1561 Knox II. 163.
To the end that Goddis evangell may be publiklie … preached 1564 Ib. 444.
To preche and plant the evangill of Jesus Chryste 1568 Peebles B. Rec. 73.
To minister the ewangell of Jesu Christ a1578 Pitsc. II. 115/19.
Gif ȝe suffer the servanttis of God this wyse to be handiit … for Christis ewangell 1641 Acts V. 569/1.
The zeall whiche he hath … to the … propagation of the evangell of Jesus Christ

2. One or other of the four gospels. a1400 Leg. S. i. 188.
As men may preiff furth bringe Be the ewangelis in witnesinge Ib. x. 33.
Quhene Mathew had made hale His ewangele c1420 Wynt. v. 959.
Saynt Jhon, … Hys ewangyle apertly Prechand, passyd throuche Asy 1531 Bell. Boece I. 217.
Bukis of Cristin faith, contenand the evangellis of Crist, with the actis … of his appostollis 1549 Compl. 36/29.
As is said in the foir said euangel [of Matthew] 1562-3 Winȝet I. 117/17.
Quhat Scriptuir hef ȝe for ȝou to resaue sa mony euangelis and epistolis in the New Testament as ȝe do? 1600 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 266.
Ane wark in prent … upone the evangell of St. Iohnnetransf. 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 440.
For this apostacie this defrokit frere was maid ane apostle of this fyft euangile

3. A portion of a gospel read or sung as part of a church service. 1456 Hay I. 291/36.
He … redis the ewangel at the messe, the quhilk is a grete dignitee 1491 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 256.
Ane chorister … that can singe … ewangilis and messis and legendis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 637.
Unlernit pepill … heir the euangell soung, Nocht knawyng quhat the preist dois sing nor say a1578 Pitsc. II. 59/13.
The first [head] was ane schort and breif declaratioun of the evangell 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 160.
Ane great stein latroun … within the quire … quhairin the evangell was red

4. a. pl. A copy of the gospels used in taking an oath.(a) 1391 Lennox Mun. 44.
The quhilk thingis … leleli to kepe … the forsaid Erlez … has sworn thare bodily athis apone the haly euangellis 1409 Exch. R. IV. p. ccx.
The grete ath [being] sworn apon the haly evangelis 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 176.
I … maid him be sworne be the haly ewangellis that he sould be leile & trew to the said office 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9508.
I sweir … Be the Euangells … That I neuer … knew ȝour douchter(b) 1392 Lennox Mun. 49.
Twychande the haly ewangellis, we gaf bodily hathe 1405 Maxwell Mem. 146.
To the mar sykirte … the forsaidis partis, twochit the haly ewangelis, gaif bodily athe 1466 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 396.
The said partyis ar bodyly oblyst be the trewthis and fathis of thar bodyis, the haly ewangelis twechit 1510 Buccleuch Mun. II. 119.
Baith the forsaidis parteis ar bundin and oblist to vtheris … the haly evangelis twechit 1556 Stirling B. Rec. I. 67.
The said Jonat … geif hir greit aitht, the evangellis tuechit 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 51.
The Earle of Carrik … made his aith the halie Euangellis being tuiched be him

b. sing. Also attrib. with buik. c 1450 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 202.
Ane gret tyster for the ewangell 1476 Reg. Cupar A. I. 225.
At al the pwntis forsaid be lelely and treuly kepit he is sworn vpon the haly ewangel 1535 Stewart 31890. Ib. 43391.
Tha tuichit all ilkane the Evangell buik