(a) Refl. To make confession, make confession (to sb., to God); also iron., with implication of impending decease [quot.: Chaucer TC]; (b) refl. shriven o (of), to confess (sins), make confession of……

To strain (sth.). …

(a) To stab (sb. or sth.), pierce with a weapon; stab (sb., an animal) to death, kill; steken doun, cut (sb.) down with a sword; ppl. stekede, stabbed, killed; (b) to nail (Jesus on the cross); fig.……

(a) To make a request, ask;—in as clause; also, ask (about sth.) (b) to ask for (sth.), request; also, ask (sth. of sb.), demand [1st quot.]; (c) to desire (sth.), long for; also with that clause as……