even-christian

English

Alternative forms

  • even christian

Etymology

From Middle English evencristen, evencristene, from Old English *efencristena (“fellow-Christian”), equivalent to even- +‎ Christian. Cognate with Old Frisian ivinkerstena, envkristena (“fellow-Christian”), Middle High German ebenkristen (“fellow-Christian”).

Noun

even-christian (plural even-christians)

  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. ― Shakespeare.
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