cristenen
Middle English
/ˈkriːst(ə)nən/
verb
Definitions
- To baptize, christen perform a baptism
- To make Christian; win over to Christianity.
- (rare) To give a name; name as.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English crīstnian affix from Middle English Christen.
Origin
Middle English
Christen
Gloss
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
- cristen Old English
- cristnian Old English
- crīstnian Old English
- Christen Middle English
- cristenyng Middle English
- kristinn Old Norse
- kristna Old Norse