Yes, it is the past tense of shrive. Which was used mainly by priests , as to impose penance after confession, or to give absolution to penitent person.
Now we just say penance.
No, shriven is a verb. "He was shriven by the old priest".
Shriven is the past participle of shrive. Shrive means to hear or make a confession. So maybe it could be used like this (just guessing). She has shriven at the church every week this month.
Absolutely not.
Shriven means to have confessed and been granted absolution for one's sins, often in the context of a religious confession. It is a past participle of the verb "shrive," which refers to the act of confessing and receiving forgiveness for sins.
been, driven, woven, shriven, molten ...
They weren't that religious, but they were good Catholics and expected to be married, shriven and buried by a Catholic priest.
anglo-saxon (old-english)
No. In English we say "How old are you?"
Beowulf is the Old English spelling of Beowulf.
There is no known word "poosk" in Old English. It is most likely not an Old English term.
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Old English is just what it sounds like. An old dialect of english, and it was used because it was the only version of English around at the time.