[shrahyv] 
verb, shrove or shrived, shriv⋅en or shrived, shriv⋅ing.| 1. | to impose penance on (a sinner). |
| 2. | to grant absolution to (a penitent). |
| 3. | to hear the confession of (a person). |
| 4. | to hear confessions. |
| 5. | to go to or make confession; confess one's sins, as to a priest. |
| shrive (shrīv) v. shrove (shrōv) or shrived, shriv·en (shrĭv'ən) or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v. tr.
[Middle English schriven, from Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.] shriv'er n. |