scriftspræc

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Old English

Noun

scriftsprǣce f

  1. confession
    • c. 1005, Wulfstan, Laws of Edward and Guthrum:
      Ġif dēaþsċyldiġ man sċriftsprǣċe ġierne, ne him man nǣfre ne wierne.
      If someone condemned to death desires confession, it should never be refused to them.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative scriftsprǣċ scriftsprǣċa, scriftsprǣċe
accusative scriftsprǣċe scriftsprǣċa, scriftsprǣċe
genitive scriftsprǣċe scriftsprǣċa
dative scriftsprǣċe scriftsprǣċum

References

  1. Bosworth-toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, "scriftspræċ"