shrove

[ shrohv ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of shrive.

shrove

/ ʃrəʊv /

verb

1. a past tense of shrive

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrove¹

Middle English shroof, Old English scrāf

Example Sentences

"We went to bed as a normal family that shrove Tuesday, but woke up to our world having been devastated."

From BBC

The force said the word shrove is the past tense of shrive - confession before Lent - so it felt appropriate.

From BBC

It's Shrove Tuesday but what's with the pancakes, why the word "shrove" and what is Ash Wednesday?

From BBC

Shrovetide was, in times gone by, a season of such mirth that shroving, or to shrove, signified to be merry.

From Project Gutenberg

But the neighbouring wives, Who ne'er shrove in their lives,— Such wickedness Sathanas whispers!—

From Project Gutenberg