shryven

shryven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schriven, shriven, schrifen, schrevyn, schryfen, schryvyn, sriven, shrive, shrife

Etymology

From Old English sċrīfan, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, from Latin scrībō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃriːvən/

Verb

shryven

1. To confess, admit one's sins, shrive.
2. To confess or admit in other contexts.
3. To listen to or hear the sacrament of confession.
4. To impose either penance or absolution in response to a confession.
5. (usually in translation) To give thanks to God.

Conjugation

Conjugation of shryven (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) shryven
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	shryve	shrove
2nd person singular	shryvest	shrove, *shrovest
3rd person singular	shryveþ, shryveth	shrove
plural	shryven	shreven, shrove
subjunctive	present	past
singular	shryve	shrove
plural	shryven	shrevene, shrove
imperative	present
singular	shryve
plural	shryveþ, shryveth
participle	present	past
	shryvende, shryvinge	shryven

Related terms

• shryver
• shryvyng

Descendants

• English: shrive
• Scots: schrive

References

• “shrīven (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.