christen
English
/ˈkɹɪsən/
verb
Definitions
- To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
- To name.
- (obsolete) To Christianize.
- (colloquial) To use for the first time.
- (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cristenen inherited from Old English cristnian (baptise, christen), cristen (Christian, Christen).
Origin
Old English
cristen
Gloss
Christian, Christen
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- christener English
- christening English
- mischristen English
- rechristen English
- unchristen English
- Christiānus Latin
- christianus Latin
- kristen Swedish
- kristna Swedish
- kristna Norwegian Nynorsk
- cristen Old English
- cristendom Old English
- cristnian Old English
- crīstnian Old English
- Christen Middle English
- Cristen Middle English
- cristenen Middle English
- cristenyng Middle English
- kristinn Old Norse
- kristna Old Norse
- kristne Danish
- kristen Middle Low German