ihu xpo

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• ihu x

Etymology

A Christogram and abbreviation of Ihesu Xpisto (“Jesus Christ”). Compare Latin IHS.

Proper noun

ihu xpo m

1. (Christianity) Abbreviation of Ihesu Xpisto.
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:

     Sant pablo q̃ ante auie nõbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegũdo ãno ap̃s dela paſſiõ de iħu xp̃o […]

     Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judah on the second year after the passion of Jesus Christ.

Related terms

• ihrlm