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Cristin, Cristyn, a. Also: cristine, -yne; crystin(e, -yn(e, cristen(e, -ein, crissting, crissin. [ME. cristin(e, -yn(e, occas. variants of cristen(e, crysten(e, OE. cristen. Cf. Christin.] Christian.

1. Of persons. a1400 Leg. S. iv. 223.
He … askit pardone … And that he cristine mycht be mad c1420 Wynt. v. 4030.
Quhen the mes Sungyn for Crystyn sawlys wes 1456 Hay I. 25/11.
All cristyn folk ar callit sternis schynand in the kirk of the faith Ib. 187/15.
To mak weris apon na Cristyn blude 1464 Peebles B. Rec. 151.
At the sayde frere Wylȝam with the help and suple of cristyn pepyll mycht byge … a hous of almus c1475 Wall. vi. 293.
Crystyne thai ar, ȝone is thar heretage 1489 Lennox Mun. 129.
Nocht … to put violent handis on any Cristyn prince 1545 Douglas Corr. 158.
The sawing [= saving] off Crissting blude oneschade 1549 Compl. 23/13.
Lyik prudent cristin pepil 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2417.
I will do as ane gude Cristin wicht Aucht to hir Lord

b. Frequent with man or men. a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 828.
The jug thane The athe gaf to the cristine mane Ib. xxxvi. 776.
A kirk biggit the cristine men c1420 Wynt. ii. 222.
Jowys fra thine wes in that gre That Cristynmen now in yhe se Ib. v. 4563.
[He] awowyd devotly … for to becummyn Crystyn man 1456 Hay I. 86/28.
And a cristyn man war in a bataill with othir cristyn men agayn the uncristyn c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 8/22.
He that trastis wtherway is ewill cristin man a1500 Seven S. 956.
He mycht haf erdit with cristin men 1513 Doug. vi. Prol. 78.
He was na cristyn man 1533 Boece viii. ix. 270.
Blaming [the king] that he had nocht done as ane cristin man 1535 Stewart 49454.
To ressaue Sic sacrament as Crissin men sould haue a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun p. ix.
As becummis the dewitie of ane gude and faythfull cristin man

c. Maist Cristin, as an epithet of the King of France. c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. (heading).
The … maist excellent and maist crystyn prince Loys, King of France Ib. viii. 1.
Illuster Lodovick, of France most cristin king 1549 Compl. 5/4.
The maist potent cristyn kyng of France 1570 Leslie 87.
The maist cristene King of France 1572 Sat. P. xxxviii. 19.
Thy style was Treschristien, maist Cristen King

2. Of faith or conduct. a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 374.
Thane thai Ware confermyt in cristyne fay Ib. xxviii. 88.
For cause scho cristine treuth can ta c1420 Wynt. v. 2842.
Thow sall … hald wele Crystyne fay Ib. viii. 4182.
All Crystyne dedis thai dyde nought then 1456 Hay I. 11/5.
Quhen he schewe to mannis sone the cristyn faith c1515 Asl. MS. I. 199/2.
The quhilk fals Saxonis blud war evire ȝit aganis the cristin faith 1513 Doug. xiii. Prol. 138.
Quhy schrynkis thou with my schort cristyn wark? 1535 Acts II. 342/1.
For the zeile and lufe his hienes beris to the cristyn faith

b. Of burial. 1456 Hay I. 168/10.
Gif a clerk deis in bataill, he suld nocht be put in Cristyn beris 1467 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 403.
Quhasa euir brakis in ony of thir condicionis … nevir to … ly in kyrke na Crystyne beris 1531 Bell. Boece II. 123.
The body of the quene, becaus scho slew hirself, wes inhibit to lye in cristin beryis 1535 Stewart 38583.
Malcolme … tuke the Scottis in the feild war slane, To Crissin bereis in the tyme thame buir

3. absol. as pl. Christians. a1400 Leg. S. ii. 158.
All Cristine … he gert bring furth 1411 Ayr Fr. Preach. Chart. 45.
For the sawle of … Alis Cambell … and for the sawlis of all cristin c1515 Asl. MS. I. 301/1.
All Cristin wepis for the deth of Crist c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxviii. 30.
The Cristin ar deliuerit of thair wo