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Old English · adjective

cristen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈkris.ten/
Syllables
ˈkris · ten (2 syllables)
Modern English
christianchristen

Meaning

  1. Christian

    Syxta wæs Ōswald, Norðanhymbra cyning sē betsta ⁊ sē crīstenesta, sē þissum ilcum ġemǣrum rīċe hæfde.

    Sixth was Oswald, the best and most Christian king of the Northumbrians, who ruled over this same territory.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

  2. Christian

Declension

Strong declension of cristen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative cristencristenucristnucristenocristnocristen
Accusative cristennecristenecristnecristen
Genitive cristenescristnescristenrecristenescristnes
Dative cristenumcristnumcristenrecristenumcristnum
Instrumental cristenecristnecristenrecristenecristne
Plural
Nominative cristenecristnecristenacristnacristenecristnecristenucristnucristenocristno
Accusative cristenecristnecristenacristnacristenecristnecristenucristnucristenocristno
Genitive cristenracristenracristenra
Dative cristenumcristnumcristenumcristnumcristenumcristnum
Instrumental cristenumcristnumcristenumcristnumcristenumcristnum
Weak declension of cristen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative cristenacristnacristenecristnecristenecristne
Accusative cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenecristne
Genitive cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenancristnan
Dative cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenancristnan
Instrumental cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenancristnan
Plural
Nominative cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenancristnan
Accusative cristenancristnancristenancristnancristenancristnan
Genitive cristenracristenenacristnenacristenracristenenacristnenacristenracristenenacristnena
Dative cristenumcristnumcristenumcristnumcristenumcristnum
Instrumental cristenumcristnumcristenumcristnumcristenumcristnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Latin chrīstiānus, Chrīstiānus.

Descendants

christen

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