cristen

cristen

1. alternative form of cristenen

From Latin chrīstiānus, Chrīstiānus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkris.ten/

cristen (superlative cristenest)

1. Christian
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     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.

   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċeal.

     Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is wicked for a Christian man to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.

2. (substantive) Christian

• Middle English: Cristen, Cristene, Xp̄isten, Xp̄en, Crisstene, Cristine, cristin, Cristyn, crysten, crystone, crystyne, cristeyn
  • English: Christen
• → Old Norse: kristinn
  • Icelandic: kristinn
  • Faroese: kristin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kristen; (dialectal) kristinn
  • Swedish: kristen
  • Danish: kristen
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kristen