A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1500-1512, 1569-1586
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Breif, v. [Variant of Breve v. Cf. late ME. briefe (rare).] tr. To write; to state in writing. c1420 Wynt. iv. 2561 (W).
All thare names … Breiffit vp in writt and roll c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 385.
Of ane bowrd … I sall ȝow breif ȝit c1500-c1512 Id. xxii. 48.
I can bot ballattis breif 1570 Satirical Poems xxi. 9.
Briefly for to breif in bill a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cxxx. 134.
Sall neuer berne ga breif the bill
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