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Old English
Etymology
From Cristes mæsse, the abbreviation of Crist by the symbol X, from Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, “(letter chi)”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”).
Noun
Χp̃es mæssa f
- Xmas, Christmas
c. 1100, John Earle, editor, Two of the Saxon chronicles parallel, Oxford: Clarendon, published 1892, page 235:On þison geare se cyng Willelm heold his hired to Χp̃es mæssa on Gleaweceastre. ⁊ to Eastron on Winceastre. ⁊ to Pentecosten on Westmynstre.- In this year the King William held his court at Xmas in Glocester, and at Easter in Winchester, and at Pentecost in Westminster.
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