Shrive

Morpheme

Shrive

Type

free base

Denotation

decree, appoint, judge, ordain, prescribe, literally write

Etymology

Middle English schryven; Old English sċrīfan; Latin scrībere

Evidence

shrive, shrived, shriven, shriver, shrives, shriving, unshrived

Doublet

Scribe

See Also

Shrove, Scribe, Script, Scrib, Scrip