kristinn

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See also: Kristinn

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Adjective

kristinn (comparative kristnari, superlative kristnastur)

  1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adjective

kristinn

  1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)

Descendants

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

References

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