kristna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.

Verb

kristna (third person singular past indicative kristnaði, third person plural past indicative kristnaðu, supine kristnað)

1. (transitive) to Christianize
2. (transitive) to christen, baptize

Conjugation

Conjugation of kristna (group v-30)

infinitive	kristna
supine	kristnað
	present	past
first singular	kristni	kristnaði
second singular	kristnar	kristnaði
third singular	kristnar	kristnaði
plural	kristna	kristnaðu
participle (a6)1	kristnandi	kristnaður
	imperative
singular	kristna!
plural	kristnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kristnet

Verb

kristna

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kristne (e- and split infinitives)

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

• “kristna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Related terms

• kristinn
• kristni

Descendants

• Faroese: kristna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kristna, kristne (e- and split infinitives)
• Norwegian Bokmål: kristne
• Jamtish: kirsne
• Old Swedish: kristna
  • 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

Further reading

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.

Verb

kristna

1. (transitive) to Christianize
2. (transitive) to christen, baptize

Conjugation

Conjugation of kristna (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	kristna			—
participle	kristnandi, -e			kristnaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	kristnar	kristni, -e	—	kristnaþi, -e	kristnaþi, -e
þū	kristnar	kristni, -e	kristna	kristnaþi, -e	kristnaþi, -e
han	kristnar	kristni, -e	—	kristnaþi, -e	kristnaþi, -e
vīr	kristnum, -om	kristnum, -om	kristnum, -om	kristnaþum, -om	kristnaþum, -om
īr	kristnin	kristnin	kristnin	kristnaþin	kristnaþin
þēr	kristna	kristnin	—	kristnaþu, -o	kristnaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	kristnas	kristnis, -es	—	kristnaþis, -es	kristnaþis, -es
þū	kristnas	kristnis, -es	—	kristnaþis, -es	kristnaþis, -es
han	kristnas	kristnis, -es	—	kristnaþis, -es	kristnaþis, -es
vīr	kristnums, -oms	kristnums, -oms	—	kristnaþums, -oms	kristnaþums, -oms
īr	kristnins	kristnins	—	kristnaþins	kristnaþins
þēr	kristnas	kristnins	—	kristnaþus, -os	kristnaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: kristna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kristna or kristen +‎ -a

Adjective

kristna

1. inflection of kristen:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

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

1. to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity
2. (solemn, with till (“to”) when of giving a name) to christen (baptize, name)

   Synonym: döpa

   Han kristnades till Bernt

   He was christened Bernt

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
present participle		kristnande
past participle		kristnad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kristna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kristna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kristna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)