SHRIVE


Meaning of SHRIVE in English

verb (~d or shrove; ~n or ~d; shriving) see: scribe Date: before 12th century transitive verb to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to, to free from guilt, intransitive verb to confess one's sins especially to a priest

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