shryven

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban.

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, shryve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular shryve shrof
2nd-person singular shryvest shrove, shryve, shreve, shrof
3rd-person singular shryveth shrof
subjunctive singular shryve shrove1, shryve1, shreve1
imperative singular —
plural2 shryven, shryve shroven, shrove, shryven, shryve, shreven, shreve
imperative plural shryveth, shryve —
participles shryvynge, shryvende shryven, shryve, shreven, shreve

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: shrive
  • Scots: schrive, shrive (all archaic)

References

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