English

Etymology
Old English scrifan|scrīfan, from West Germanic *skrīban, from Latin scribere �write�. Cognate with Dutch schrijven, German schreiben; and (from Latin) with French écrire, Spanish escribir.

Pronunciation
shrīv, IPA|/�raɪv/, /<tt>SraIv?</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-aɪv|Rhymes: -aɪv

Verb
en-verb|shrives|shriving|shrove|shriven

1. (transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)
2. transitive To prescribe penance or absolution
3. (intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution

#:"Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and shrive", - The Croppy Boy, trad Irish song.

Related terms
shrift
shrove
Shrovetide
Shrove Monday
Shrove Sunday
Shrove Tuesday

Translations
French: confesser

el:shrive
io:shrive
te:shrive
vi:shrive

• 2007-11-14 22:23 - Conrad.Irwin - {{en-verb2}} -> {{en-verb}}

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