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even-Christian

noun

Etymology

From Middle English evencristen, evencristene, from Old English *efencristena (“fellow-Christian”), from efn- (“co-, fellow”) + cristena (“Christian”). Cognate with Old Frisian ivinkerstena, evnkristena (“fellow-Christian”), Middle High German ebenkristen (“fellow-Christian”).

  1. inherited from *efencristena✻ — “fellow-Christian”
  2. inherited from evencristen

Definitions

  1. A fellow Christian.

    • And the more pity, that great folk should have countenance in this world to drown or hang themselves, more than their even christian.

  2. Alternative form of even-Christian

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