† shriftnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Confession.
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shriftc1175
wil-shrift?c1225
shrivinga1250
confession1377
fassionc1440
shriftnessc1460
manifestation1657
confessional1816
c1460 Promptorium Parvulorum 401/1 (Winch.) Schryftnesse, confessio.
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