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1 BREF
* * *n. letter, witten deed.* * *n. [for. word, from Lat. brĕve, like Engl. and Germ. brief; Dan. brev], in Icel. proncd. with a long e, bréfa letter, written deed, rescript, etc. Letter-writing is never mentioned in the true Icel. Sagas before the end of the old Saga time, about A. D. 1015. Bréf occurs for the first time as a sort of dispatch in the negotiation between Norway and Sweden A. D. 1018; lét þau fara aptr með bréfum þeim er Ingigerðr konungs dóttir ok þau Hjalti sendu jarli ok Ingibjörgu, Ó. H. ch. 71; bréf ok innsigli Engla konungs (viz. king Canute, A. D. 1024), ch. 120: a royal letter is also mentioned Bjarn. 13 (of St. Olave, A. D. 1014–1030). The earliest Icel. deeds on record are of the end of the 11th century; in the D. I., Sturl., and Bs. (12th and 13th centuries) letters of every kind, public and private, are freq. mentioned, vide D. I. by Jon Sigurdsson, Bs. i. 478–481, etc., Fms. vii–x, Sturl. freq. [In the Saga time, ‘orð ok jartegnir,’ words and tokens, is a standing phrase; the ‘token’ commonly was a ring; the instances are many, e. g. Ld. ch. 41, 42, Bjarn. 7, Gunnl. S.; cp. the interesting passage in the mythical Akv. verse 8, where the sister ties one hair of a wolf in the ring—hár fann ek heiðingja riðit í hring rauðan—as a warning token; cp. also the story of the coin used as a token in Gísl. ch. 8. In the old Sagas even runes are hardly mentioned as a medium of writing; but v. rune.]COMPDS: bréfabók, bréfabrot, bréfagörð, bréfamaðr, bréfasveinn. -
2 varnaðar-bréf
n. = Dan. leide-brev, a letter of protection, safe-conduct, H. E. i. 432, ii. 91 (N. G. L. iii. 27).
См. также в других словарях:
brev — brev; brev·i·ger; brev·i·ped; brev·i·ty; brev·it; … English syllables
brev — sb., et, e, ene, i sms. brev , fx brevbunke, brevbærer … Dansk ordbog
brev|i|ty — «BREHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. shortness; briefness: »The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience. 2. shortness in speech or writing; contraction into a few words; conciseness: »Brevity in storytelling makes the story more… … Useful english dictionary
brev|i|ped — «BREHV uh pehd», adjective. having short feet or legs. ╂[< Latin brevis short + pēs, pedis foot] … Useful english dictionary
brev|i|pen|nate — «BREHV uh PEHN ayt», adjective. having short wings; brachypterous. ╂[< Latin brevis short + penna feather + English ate1] … Useful english dictionary
brev|i|ros|trate — «BREHV uh ROS trayt», adjective. having a short bill or beak. ╂[< Latin brevis short + rōstrum beak + English ate1] … Useful english dictionary
brev. — 1. brevet. 2. brevier. * * * … Universalium
brev — • skrivelse … Svensk synonymlexikon
brèv — bravo … Dizionario Materano
Brev. — brevis, short …
brev — i (L). Short … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
