scrifan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to decree, appoint
  • to pass judgement, ordain, prescribe
  • to prescribe penance or absolution

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną derived from Latin scrībō (write, I write, recruiter).

Origin

Latin

scrībō

Gloss

write, I write, recruiter

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

書

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