kristinn

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kristinn, from Old English cristen, from Latin christianus, from Christus (Christ), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), from χριστός (khristós, anointed).

Adjective

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kristinn (comparative kristnari, superlative kristnastur)

  1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old English cristen, from Latin christianus, from Christus (Christ), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), from χριστός (khristós, anointed).

Adjective

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kristinn

  1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)
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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kristinn
  • Faroese: kristin
  • Danish: kristen
  • Norwegian: kristen
  • Swedish: kristen

References

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  • kristinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press