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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1550
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Breviatlie, adv. [e.m.E. brevyatly (1509), f. Breviat(e, a.] In a short time. — c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 771.
My sisters sayis thay can not gif sentence Sa breuiatlie
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