"scrift" meaning in Old English

See scrift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Latin scrīptum. Cognate with German Schrift (“font, writing, script”), Dutch schrift (“script, notebook, scripture”), Swedish skrift (“text, written work, book, report, script”) and Icelandic skrift (“writing”). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|la|scrīptum}} Latin scrīptum, {{cog|de|Schrift|t=font, writing, script}} German Schrift (“font, writing, script”), {{cog|nl|schrift|t=script, notebook, scripture}} Dutch schrift (“script, notebook, scripture”), {{cog|sv|skrift|t=text, written work, book, report, script}} Swedish skrift (“text, written work, book, report, script”), {{cog|is|skrift|t=writing}} Icelandic skrift (“writing”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=sċrift|head2=|sort=}} sċrift m, {{ang-noun|m|head=sċrift}} sċrift m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|sċrift}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sċrift|sċriftas|sċrift|sċriftas|sċriftes|sċrifta|sċrifte|sċriftum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: sċrift [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sċrift [nominative, singular], sċriftas [nominative, plural], sċrift [accusative, singular], sċriftas [accusative, plural], sċriftes [genitive, singular], sċrifta [genitive, plural], sċrifte [dative, singular], sċriftum [dative, plural]
  1. what is prescribed as punishment; penalty
    Sense id: en-scrift-ang-noun-~52K54WC
  2. penance, shrift
    Sense id: en-scrift-ang-noun-9we0T8rX
  3. one who passes sentence; judge
    Sense id: en-scrift-ang-noun-6eG~eUkU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 65 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 75 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 78 15
  4. a confessor (in Christianity, one who hears confession)
    Sense id: en-scrift-ang-noun-PZL60u5K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sċrīfan
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