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earshrift

noun

Etymology

From ear + shrift.

  1. derived from *(s)kreybʰ-✻ — “to scratch, tear”
  2. derived from scrībō — “to write”
  3. inherited from *skrībaną✻ — “to write”
  4. inherited from sċrift — “penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”
  5. inherited from shrift — “confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”
  6. compounded as earshrift — “ear + shrift”

Definitions

  1. auricular confession

    auricular confession; shrift

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA