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Cristes mæsse
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Χp̃es mæssa abbreviation (equivalent to Modern English en Xmas)
ang Cristesmæsse
Etymology
ang Christmas :af Crist -es mæsse
ang Crist<t:Christ> -es<pos:possessive marker> mæsse<t:a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)>
Pronunciation
Crístes mæ̀sse
Noun
Cristes mæsse f
ang Christmas Christmas
Usage notes
According to the OED, the /i/ vowel on the first syllable of this word may originally have been a long i (/iː/), which would later become a short vowel as part of a shortening change that befell three of its syllables in late Old English.Christmas n. & int. 1558940598 March 2025 (Notes section)
Declension
Cristes mæss sg
Synonyms
ang ġēol
ang midwinter
Derived terms
ang *Cristes mæsseǣfen
ang Cristes mæssedæġ
ang Cristes mæsseniht
ang Cristes mæsseūhta
Descendants
enm Cristemasse
References