skriftemål

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skriptamál, equivalent to skrifte + mål.

Noun

skriftemål n (definite singular skriftemålet, indefinite plural skriftemål, definite plural skriftemåla or skriftemålene)

  1. (religion) Confession; the disclosure of one's sins to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skriptamál, equivalent to skrifta + mål.

Noun

skriftemål n (definite singular skriftemålet, indefinite plural skriftemål, definite plural skriftemåla)

  1. (religion) Confession; the disclosure of one's sins to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution

See also

References
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