"Crist" meaning in Old English

See Crist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /krist/
Etymology: From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, the Messiah”, literally “the anointed one”), from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʰrey-}}, {{bor|ang|la|Christus}} Latin Christus, {{der|ang|grc|Χριστός|lit=the anointed one|t=Christ, the Messiah}} Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, the Messiah”, literally “the anointed one”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʰrey-|t=to smear}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} Crist m, {{ang-noun|m}} Crist m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Crist|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Crist|Cristas|Crist|Cristas|Cristes|Crista|Criste|Cristum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Crist [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Crist [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Cristes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Criste [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], Krist [alternative], ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ [alternative]
  1. Christ Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Christianity Derived forms: Cristes mæsse, Cristesmæsse Related terms: Dryhten, God, Hǣlend
    Sense id: en-Crist-ang-noun-NKmkIofb Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: Crist, Cryst, Criste, Cryste, Kryst, Christ, Crest (in compound)\nEnglish: Christ\nScots: Christ\nYola: Cresst"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "3": "Christus"
      },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, the Messiah”, literally “the anointed one”), from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Crist",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krist",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Crist m",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "english": "Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.",
          "ref": "c. 800, Ruthwell Cross",
          "roman": "Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum.",
          "text": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ",
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        }
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          "word": "Dryhten"
        },
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          "word": "God"
        },
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          "word": "Hǣlend"
        }
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "Cristesmæsse"
    }
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Krist",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Dryhten"
    },
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      "word": "God"
    },
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      "word": "Hǣlend"
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        "Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
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          "english": "Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.",
          "ref": "c. 800, Ruthwell Cross",
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          "text": "ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ",
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      "ipa": "/krist/"
    }
  ],
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}

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