cristenynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cristening, cristenyng, cristninge, cristnyng, crystenyng, crystynning

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cristnung; equivalent to Christen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrist(ə)ninɡ(ə)/

Verb

cristenynge

1. present participle of cristenen

Noun

cristenynge (uncountable)

1. Baptism or christening (Christian sacrament)
2. Conversion to Christianity.

Descendants

• English: christening
• Scots: kirstenin

References

• “cristning, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.