kristna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

kristna

  1. inflection of kristne:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian. Akin to English christen.

Verb

kristna (present tense kristnar, past tense kristna, past participle kristna, passive infinitive kristnast, present participle kristnande, imperative kristna/kristn)

  1. (transitive) to Christianize
  2. (transitive) to christen
    Synonym: døype

Derived terms
  • avkristna
  • kristning f

References

Anagrams
  • knistra, knitras, skitnar, stinkar

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Borrowed or calqued from Old English cristnian.

Verb

kristna

  1. (transitive) to Christianize
  2. (transitive) to christen, baptize
Conjugation
Conjugation of kristna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive kristna
present participle kristnandi
past participle kristnaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular kristna kristnaða
2nd-person singular kristnar kristnaðir
3rd-person singular kristnar kristnaði
1st-person plural kristnum kristnuðum
2nd-person plural kristnið kristnuðuð
3rd-person plural kristna kristnuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular kristna kristnaða
2nd-person singular kristnir kristnaðir
3rd-person singular kristni kristnaði
1st-person plural kristnim kristnaðim
2nd-person plural kristnið kristnaðið
3rd-person plural kristni kristnaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular kristna
1st-person plural kristnum
2nd-person plural kristnið
Conjugation of kristna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive kristnask
present participle kristnandisk
past participle kristnazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular kristnumk kristnuðumk
2nd-person singular kristnask kristnaðisk
3rd-person singular kristnask kristnaðisk
1st-person plural kristnumsk kristnuðumsk
2nd-person plural kristnizk kristnuðuzk
3rd-person plural kristnask kristnuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular kristnumk kristnuðumk
2nd-person singular kristnisk kristnaðisk
3rd-person singular kristnisk kristnaðisk
1st-person plural kristnimsk kristnaðimsk
2nd-person plural kristnizk kristnaðizk
3rd-person plural kristnisk kristnaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular kristnask
1st-person plural kristnumsk
2nd-person plural kristnizk
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kristna, kristne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kristne
  • Jamtish: kirsne
  • Old Swedish: kristna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

kristna

  1. strong feminine accusative singular of kristinn
  2. strong masculine accusative plural of kristinn
  3. weak masculine accusative singular of kristinn
  4. weak masculine dative singular of kristinn
  5. weak masculine genitive singular of kristinn
  6. weak feminine nominative singular of kristinn
  7. weak neuter nominative singular of kristinn
  8. weak neuter accusative singular of kristinn
  9. weak neuter dative singular of kristinn
  10. weak neuter genitive singular of kristinn

References
  • “kristna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

kristen +‎ -a

Adjective

kristna

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of kristen.

Verb

kristna (present kristnar, preterite kristnade, supine kristnat, imperative kristna)

  1. to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity
  2. to baptize, to name

Conjugation
Conjugation of kristna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kristna kristnas
Supine kristnat kristnats
Imperative kristna —
Imper. plural1 kristnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kristnar kristnade kristnas kristnades
Ind. plural1 kristna kristnade kristnas kristnades
Subjunctive2 kristne kristnade kristnes kristnades
Participles
Present participle kristnande
Past participle kristnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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