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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Breve, Breive, a. [L. brevis, breve: cf. Breif a.] Short. Also as adv., briefly.c1515 Asl. MS. I. 326/5.
I set all prolixites by in this breue memoriale 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 33.
In teirmes breue 1559 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 5 b.
Ane schort introductioun … degestit in to sevin breve taiblis c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 153.
To speyk in wourdis breue 1592 Acts III. 555/2.
To deliuer the names … with a breive note of the caus 1622-6 Bisset I. 16/25.
To put the samyn [laws] breve in the twelf tabillis
