shryven
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃriːvən/
Verb
shryven
- To confess, admit one's sins, shrive.
- To confess or admit in other contexts.
- To listen to or hear the sacrament of confession.
- To impose either penance or absolution in response to a confession.
- (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 | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: shrive
- Scots: schrive
References
- “shrīven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.
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