crestienor

Old French

Alternative forms

  • crestïenor

Etymology

From Latin christianorum, genitive plural of Latin christianus. One of the few survivals of the Latin genitive plural as invariable adjectives in medieval Romance, cf. ancienor (“ancient”), francor (“French”), paienor (“pagan”), and Old Spanish juzgo (“legal, of the judges”).

Adjective

crestienor

  1. of the Christians; Christian

References

  • E. Einhorn, Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge University Press, 1974, page 29, →ISBN
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