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brefté (c.1230)

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brefté (c.1230)

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

briefté, brieftee

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( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) [...] 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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