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ge-bréfan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-bréfan, p. ed
To state briefly, epitomize:
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  • Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne wé hér habbað gebréued,

      Angl. viii. 308, 11.
  • Nú wé þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued,

      322, 22.
Etymology
[O. L. Ger. gi-bréuid conscriptium; O. H. Ger. ge-briefen adtitulare, abbreviare, designare, describere. Cf. Icel. bréfa to give a brief account of.]
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v.  -bréfan.
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