Hvítakristr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === hvítr (“white”) +‎ Kristr (“Christ”). Originally coined by Christian missionaries to depict Christ as a peaceful god ("white") in contrast to the Norse gods depicted as violent ("red"); or referring to the white clothes worn by baptised converts. It was also used by some Norse to mock Christ as a cowardly god, due to the meaning of "hvítr" to mean "cowardly". === Proper noun === Hvítakristr m (sometimes derogatory) "White Christ", a name used for Jesus Christ among the medieval Norse Flateyjarbók ==== Descendants ==== Danish: Hvide Krist Icelandic: Hvítakristur, Hvíti Kristur Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitekrist Swedish: Vite Krist ==== See also ==== rauðskeggjaðr ("red-bearded", a title for Thor) ==== References ====