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Old English
Noun
scriftsprǣce f
- 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:
References
- Bosworth-toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, "scriftspræċ"