kristne
Danish
[ˈkʰʁ̥ɛsd̥nə]
verb
Definitions
- to convert to Christianity; Christianize
- (obsolete) to baptize
- to adapt or make to conform to Christianity or a Christian society; Christianize
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kristna derived from Old English cristnian (baptise, christen) derived from Old Norse kristinn (Christian).
Origin
Old Norse
kristinn
Gloss
Christian
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- christen English
- christener English
- christening English
- mischristen English
- rechristen English
- unchristen English
- kristen Norwegian Bokmål
- kristen Swedish
- kristen Norwegian Nynorsk
- kristna Norwegian Nynorsk
- kristne Norwegian Nynorsk
- cristen Old English
- cristnian Old English
- cristenen Middle English
- kristinn Old Norse
- kristna Old Norse
- kristen Danish
- kristinn Icelandic