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