Cristes mæsse
Old English
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edit- The vowel of the first syllable (of Cristesmæsse (Cristes mæsse)) may originally have been long (compare Christ n. & int.), with subsequent trisyllabic shortening in late Old English (see Notes for Christmas on the OED.com website).
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edit- Middle English: Cristemasse, Cristesmessa, Xp̄es mæssa, Cristemesse, Crystemasse, krystmasse, Crystemesse, Cristynmesse, Cristesmasse, Cristmes
- English: Christmas (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: Christenmas