brevely

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

breefly, brevelike, brefly, breveliche, breffly

Etymology edit

From bref +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbreːv(ə)liː/, /ˈbreːfliː/, /ˈbreːv(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb edit

brevely

In a concise way; without many words.
(rare) In a fast or rapid way; rapidly.

Descendants edit

English: briefly

References edit

“brẹ̄flī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.

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