Shrive vs Shriven - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between shrive and shriven

is that shrive is to hear or receive a confession (of sins etc. while shriven is past participle of lang=en.

* shrieve (obsolete)

(transitive, and, intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)

* Shakespeare

Doubtless he shrives this woman, / Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech.

* Longfellow

Till my guilty soul be shriven .

To prescribe penance or absolution.

(intransitive, or, reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.

"Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and'' ''shrive ", - The Croppy Boy, trad Irish song.

* shrove * Shrovetide * Shrove Monday * Shrove Sunday * Shrove Tuesday

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