See bref in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "brieve"
},
{
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "breef"
},
{
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "briefe"
}
],
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"1": "enm",
"2": ":bor",
"3": "fro:brief",
"4": "fro:brieve",
"tree": "+"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ-\nProto-Indo-European *-us\nProto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder.\nProto-Italic *breɣʷis\nLatin brevisder.\nOld French briefbor.\nOld French brievebor.\nMiddle English bref\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"short\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"short\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*mreǵʰ-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"Caland system\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-us\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*mréǵʰus\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*breɣʷis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"brevis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"brief\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"brieve\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"bref\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" }\" data-lang=\"enm\" data-title=\"bref\">",
"name": "ety"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "fro",
"3": "brief"
},
"expansion": "Old French brief",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "brevis"
},
"expansion": "Latin brevis",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "*breɣʷis"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *breɣʷis",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mréǵʰus"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "mery"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of mery",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ-\nProto-Indo-European *-us\nProto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder.\nProto-Italic *breɣʷis\nLatin brevisder.\nOld French briefbor.\nOld French brievebor.\nMiddle English bref\nBorrowed from Old French brief, and its feminine form brieve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Doublet of mery.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "brefes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "breef",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "breve",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "brefe",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "breefe",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "bref",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "brefes"
},
"expansion": "bref (plural brefes)",
"name": "enm-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A message, especially one that gives approval or authorises."
],
"links": [
[
"message",
"message"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"brief (writ, summons)"
],
"links": [
[
"brief",
"brief"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A written text or part of one acting as a record."
],
"links": [
[
"text",
"text"
],
[
"record",
"record"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses",
"enm:Music"
],
"glosses": [
"breve (double whole note)"
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"breve",
"breve"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, music) breve (double whole note)"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/breːf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbreːv(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "bref"
}
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