Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
shrive . - noun A sheriff.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A sheriff.
- transitive verb obsolete To shrive; to question.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete Alternative form of
shrive . - verb obsolete To
question . - noun obsolete Alternative form of
sheriff .
Etymologies
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Examples
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[The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.] "O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!"
English Songs and Ballads Various
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The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.
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The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.
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Hell shrieve my soul, hell wash awayThe Albatrosss blood.
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The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.
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The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.
Poems of Coleridge Arthur Symons 1905
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"Oh shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!" ... ... ...
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Now though we are but few, yet are we of a good stock, and of one heart and one will; by God's help let us go out and smite them to-morrow, early in the morning, and you who are not in a state of penitence, go and shrieve yourselves and repent ye of your sins.
Chronicle of the Cid Various 1808
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[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner earnestly entreateth the Hermit to shrieve him; and the penance of life falls on him.] 'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
Rime of the ancient mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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[Illustration: 'O SHRIEVE ME, SHRIEVE ME, HOLY MAN'] "'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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