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cristen

  • adjective
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cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]
Wright's OE grammar
§431;
Christian; christianus
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  • Ǽlc cristen man hæfde sibbe

    every Christian man had peace

    • Ors. 6, 13
    • ;
    • Bos. 122, 7
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    • 6, 30
    • ;
    • Bos. 127, 22.
  • Cristnu gesamnung

    the Christian church

    • Ps. Th. 44, 11.
  • Gif hwá cristenes mannes blód ageóte

    if any one shed a Christian man's blood

    • L. Edm. E. 3
    • ;
    • Th. i. 246, 2
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    • Ps. Th. 106, 31.
  • He forbeád ðæt man nánum cristenum men ne abulge

    he forbade men to annoy any Christian man

    • Ors. 6, 11
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    • Bos. 121, 10
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    • L. Edm. E. 2
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    • Th. i. 244, 16
    • ;
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1974
    • ;
    • El. 989.
  • Hí bebudon ðæt man ǽlcne cristenne man ofslóge

    they commanded men to slay every Christian man

    • Ors. 6, 13
    • ;
    • Bos. 121, 32.
  • Him sealde Iustinus áne cristene bóc

    Justin gave him a Christian book

    • 6, 12
    • ;
    • Bos. 121, 24.
  • Godes þeówas for eall cristen folc þingian

    let the servants of God intercede for all Christian people

    • L. Eth. v. 4
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    • Th. i. 304, 25: vi. 2
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    • Th. i. 314, 18:
    • ;
    • L. C. E. 6
    • ;
    • Th. i. 364, 7.
  • Cristene men secgaþ

    Christian men say

      Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 14; Ors. 6, 11; Bos. 121, 8.
  • Nero wæs ǽrest éhtend cristenra manna

    Nero was the first persecutor of Christian men

    • 6, 5
    • ;
    • Bos. 119, 22
    • ;
    • 6, 9
    • ;
    • Bos. 120, 18
    • ;
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1956
    • ;
    • El. 980.
  • Fram óðrum cristenum mannum

    from other Christian men

    • Ors. 6, 9
    • ;
    • Bos. 120, 22
    • ;
    • 6, 12
    • ;
    • Bos. 121, 25.
  • cristene men pinedon

    they tormented Christian men

    • 6, 11
    • ;
    • Bos. 121, 17
    • ;f 6, 19;
    • Bos. 123, 16.
  • Oswig se cristena cyning to his ríce féng

    Oswy the Christian king succeeded to his kingdom

    • Bd. 3, 21
    • ;
    • S. 551, 30.
  • Se cristena dóm

    christianity

    • Bt. 1
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    • Fox 2, 15.
  • Bǽdon [MS. bædan] hí ða cristenan men

    they asked the christian men

    • Ors. 6, 13
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    • Bos. 121, 41
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    • 6, 30
    • ;
    • Bos. 127, 14.
  • Se mon wæs se cristenesta and se gelǽredesta

    the man was most christian and most learned

    • Bd. 2, 15
    • ;
    • S. 518, 43: 3, 1
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    • S. 523, 7: 3, 9
    • ;
    • S. 533, 6.
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  • cristen, adj.