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Vangel, Wangel, n. Also: vangell, -ele, wangell, -ele, -yl(e, -yll(e. [ME vangel (a1340), vangelis pl. (Wyclif), aphetic f. Evangel n.]

1. The Gospel. (Evangel n. 1.) b. The gospel of Christ or one of the apostles. Also with possess. pron. (Evangel n. 1 b, 2.)(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 1401.
The buk of the wangele, That in the grawe was lad c1420 Ratis R. 1661.
Quhar-euir a manis tresoure ware, The wangell sais his hart is thar 1456 Hay I 128/10.
That aw the sone to do to the fader, bathe be lawis of God and of man, be law of nature and of the wangel c1520-c1535 Nisbet Colloss. i 5.
The hope … Quhilk ye herde in the word of treuth of the vangele 1533 Gau 48/14.
The halie spreit … maid thaime abil to prech the wangel a1578 Pitsc. II 131/3.
The bischope … witht money wther leirnitt men conwenitt at Sanctandrois … and thair putt wpe ane freir callit Maltman quhilk preichit the wangell(b) c1420 Wynt. v 104.
Haly kyrk prechys clere In to the wangyll [C. ewangell, W. gospell] ilk[a] yhere; For that resowne now will I Oure pas it here the mar lychtly c1420 Wynt. v 142.
Off His dedys in that quhylle Fewe I find in the wangylleb. (1) c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rom. i 9.
God is a witnes to me, to quham I serue in my spirit, in the vangel of His sonn 1533 Gau 27/11.
That thay suld prech the richt word of God (the wangel of Jesus Christ) ower al the vardil a1578 Pitsc. II 140/25.
To interpreit the wangell of Christ to thair ediefiecatioun(2) c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rom. ii 16.
In the day quhen God sall deme the priuee thingis of men eftire my vangel, be Jesu Crist 1533 Gau 27/5.
To prech His halie vangel to al creatur 1567 G. Ball. 34.
Sinnaris vnto my sang aduert, Quhilk Christ into His vangell kend a1568 Bann. MS 44a/20.
So said sanct Johine in his wangell

2. An extract from a gospel, esp. as used in a church service. (Evangel n. 3.) c1420 Wynt. v 3988.
This Pape ordanyd … The prestys … the wangylle At the mes war hard redand, Suld be bare hewyd, on fut standand c1420 Wynt. vi 2166.
As I hawe herd red [in] the wangyle 1494 Loutfut MS 123a.
And thair thai heir a certane of messis syn offeris eftir the wangell of the hee mes

3. A copy of the gospel(s, esp. one used in taking an oath, const. to swere (up)on (in) the haly vangel, the (haly) vangel(is) tuichit, tuachand the haly vangel. See Tu(i)ch(e v. 3 a for further examples. Also attrib.(1) c1420 Wynt. vi 778.
He made a tysstyre in that qwhylle, Quhare-in wes closyd the wangylle a1500 Coll. St. Salvator 163.
Ane lettron for the wangell of brace with ane egillattrib. c1500 Coll. St. Salvator 158.
Ane buk for the vangell lettroun(2) 1397 Douglas Chart. 38 (see Tu(i)ch(e v. 3 a).
Wangelis 1471 Buccleuch Mun. II 101.
I causit thir personis … be ther gret athis, the haly wangelis twechide … for to pas and price the saidis landis 1479 Peebles B. Rec. I 185.
The qwhylk inquisicion sworn be thair gret athtis, the Haly Wangell twichit 1511 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 14.
Comperit Robert Brydning and thair to the gret atht suorne tuechand the Halie Wangel … he [etc.] 1520 Thanes of Cawdor 138.
I … for me and myn ayrris … hais suorn apon the mes buik the vangellis twechyt 1577 Perth Kirk S. MS 14 Oct.
Quha deponit the holie vangellis tuichit be his aith sworn he neuir made faithfull promeis of mairiage to hir(3) 1447 Newbattle Coll. (Somerville) (Reg. H.).
Me Henry Wer … on the haly wangell be the gret ath sworn straytly tyl be oblysyt tyl ane worchypful lorde that [etc.] 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 172.
The forsad Robert and Thomas … swur sollemply vpon the haly wangelis … at tha suld kepe al the punctis lelaly 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 199.
Sworn apon the haly wangyl befor the Abbot and conuent a1578 Pitsc. I 239/9.
Thay maid ane band of perpetuall amitie and pace betwine the twa realmes … that ather of vther was sworne in the haly vangell that [etc.]