Where does “shriving” come from?
shriving (English) comes from Middle English schryvynge, from Middle English schryven, from Old English sċrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
shriving (English): present participle of shrive; The hearing of a...
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- present participle of shrive; The hearing of a...
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