scrifan

Old English

Etymology

From West Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Old Frisian skrīva (West Frisian skriuwe), Old Saxon skrīvan, skrīƀan (Low German schrieven), Old Dutch scrīvan (Dutch schrijven), Old High German scrīban (German schreiben).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃriː.fɑn/, [ˈʃriː.vɑn]

Verb

sċrīfan

to decree, appoint
to pass judgement, ordain, prescribe
to prescribe penance or absolution (of a priest)

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: shryven, schriven, shriven, schrifen, schrevyn, schryfen, schryvyn, sriven, shrive, shrife
- English: shrive
- Scots: schrive

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