"shrive sb shrove" in German to shrive sb. {shrove jdm. die Beichte abnehmen jdm. die Absolution erteilen Detailed translations for "shrive sb shrove" to shrive sb. {shrove 1. general to shrive sb. {shrove(also: to hear sb.'s confession, to confess sb., shriven}) jdm. die Beichte abnehmen 2. religion to shrive sb. {shrove(also: shriven}) jdm. die Absolution erteilen