"Crist" meaning in Middle English

See Crist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kriːst/, /krist/ Forms: Cryst [alternative], Criste [alternative], Cryste [alternative], Kryst [alternative], Christ [alternative], Crest [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist From Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:Crist|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "smear", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "rub", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʰer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʰrey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χρίω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χρῑστός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "sl.", "keyword_label" : "Semantic loan from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "mašīaḥ", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "מָשִׁיחַ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "hbo" } ], "keyword" : "semantic loan" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "sl.", "keyword_label" : "Semantic loan from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "m'šīḥāʿ", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword" : "semantic loan" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Χρῑστός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Chrīstus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "Crist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Crist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="Crist">, {{inh|enm|ang|Crist}} Old English Crist, {{der|enm|la|Christus}} Latin Christus, {{der|enm|grc|Χριστός}} Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós) Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun}} Crist
  1. (Jesus) Christ
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  2. messiah, saviour
    Sense id: en-Crist-enm-name-MCaYGZWL Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Antecrist, Cristemasse, Cristen, cristenen, Cristien

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *gʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.\nAncient Greek χρίω (khríō)\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Hellenic *-tós\nAncient Greek -τός (-tós)\nAncient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)\n▲\nBiblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl.\n▲\nAramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl.\nAncient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.\nLatin Chrīstusder.\nOld English Crist\nMiddle English Crist\nFrom Old English Crist, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cryst",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Criste",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cryste",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kryst",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Christ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Crest",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Crist",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Antecrist"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cristemasse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cristen"
    },
    {
      "word": "cristenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cristien"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I don't live, but Christ lives in me.",
          "ref": "c. 1250, Lofsong Louerde:",
          "text": "Ich liuie, nout ich, auh crist liueð in me",
          "translation": "I don't live, but Christ lives in me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              106,
              111
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              105,
              111
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Lord, for your great grace / give us a place in heaven; / Don't let us ever be lost / to any sin, chosen Christ, / but bring us out of Hell's torment. […]",
          "ref": "c. 1325, Harrowing of Hell, lines 241–245:",
          "text": "louerd, for þi muchele grace / graunt vs in heouene one place; / Let vs neuer be forloren / for no sinne, crist ycoren / ah bring vs out of helle pyne […]",
          "translation": "Lord, for your great grace / give us a place in heaven; / Don't let us ever be lost / to any sin, chosen Christ, / but bring us out of Hell's torment. […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The apocalypse of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him to make clear to his servants what will necessarily happen soon. And he gave notice, sending [it] through his angel to John, his servant.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 1:1, folio 117, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "Apocalips of iheſu criſt · which · god ȝaf to hym to make open to hiſe ſeruauntis .· whiche þingis it bihoueþ to be maad ſoone / ⁊ he ſignefiede ſending bi his aungel to his ſeruaunt ioon",
          "translation": "The apocalypse of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him to make clear to his servants what will necessarily happen soon. And he gave notice, sending [it] through his angel to John, his servant.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Christ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jesus",
          "Jesus"
        ],
        [
          "Christ",
          "Christ"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Jesus",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Jesus) Christ"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "messiah, saviour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "messiah",
          "messiah"
        ],
        [
          "saviour",
          "saviour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kriːst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/krist/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Crist"
}

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