kristinn

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 (not comparable)

  1. Christian (belonging to the Christian faith)

Declension

Positive forms of kristinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kristinn kristin kristið
accusative kristinn kristna
dative kristnum kristinni kristnu
genitive kristins kristinnar kristins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kristnir kristnar kristin
accusative kristna
dative kristnum
genitive kristinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kristni kristna kristna
acc/dat/gen kristna kristnu
plural (all-case) kristnu

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
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kristen; (dialectal) kristinn
  • Swedish: kristen
  • Danish: kristen

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kristinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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