brefté (c.1230)
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brefté (c.1230)

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  FEW:  brevis 1,520a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  brieveté 8,374c TL: brieté 1,1147 DEAF:  brief (brieté)  DMF:  brièveté  TLF:  brièveté  OED:  brevity n.  MED:  brefnes(se n.  DMLBS:  brevitas 217a
briefté,  brieftee  

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1brevity: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  [...] que lung parler Ne vus peuse ennuer Ne la brefté de rien grever  1876
( 1388 )  deinz quel terme a cause de sa brieftee et lour poverté ils ne poeront estre prestz ne nules leynes eskipper  225
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