Cristes mæsse
Appearance
Old English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- The vowel of the first syllable (of Cristesmæsse (Cristes mæsse)) may originally have been long (compare Christ n. & int.), with subsequent trisyllabic shortening in late Old English (see Notes for Christmas on the OED.com website).
Declension
[edit]Weak:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Cristes mæsse | Cristes mæssan |
accusative | Cristes mæssan | Cristes mæssan |
genitive | Cristes mæssan | Cristes mæssena |
dative | Cristes mæssan | Cristes mæssum |
Synonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: Cristemasse, Cristesmessa, Xp̄es mæssa, Cristemesse, Crystemasse, krystmasse, Crystemesse, Cristynmesse, Cristesmasse, Cristmes
- English: Christmas (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: Christenmas