† brevitv.

Etymology: perhaps < brevet n., with the sense of ‘take by brevet’ or ‘warrant’.

Obsolete or dialect.

intransitive. To forage; to ‘beat about’ for game; see also dialect quots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > beat

brevit1600

beat1709

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. xl. 457 Victuals, which from day to day he brevited for [ex rapto], to serve his present neede.

1604 M. Drayton Owle sig. B4^v Breuyting by night, Vnder pretence that he was ill of sight.

1842 J. Y. Akerman Gloss. Wiltshire (1879) Brevet about, to beat about, as a dog for game.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Brevit, to search, pry, examine inquisitively ‘Who's bin brevitin' i' my drawer?’

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Brevet, to rummage, ransack, search..Cats are said to brevet after mice, dogs after rats or rabbits, etc.

Derivatives

ˈbreviting n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > beating, etc.

stablyc1400

ring-walk1575

breviting1600

battue1816

beat1876

bush-drive1899

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxix. xxxii. 734 Masanissa..lived for some days by the breviting and robberie of the other two horsemen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	brevit
释义	† brevitv. Etymology: perhaps < brevet n., with the sense of ‘take by brevet’ or ‘warrant’. Obsolete or dialect. intransitive. To forage; to ‘beat about’ for game; see also dialect quots. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > beat brevit1600 beat1709 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. xl. 457 Victuals, which from day to day he brevited for [ex rapto], to serve his present neede. 1604 M. Drayton Owle sig. B4^v Breuyting by night, Vnder pretence that he was ill of sight. 1842 J. Y. Akerman Gloss. Wiltshire (1879) Brevet about, to beat about, as a dog for game. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Brevit, to search, pry, examine inquisitively ‘Who's bin brevitin' i' my drawer?’ 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Brevet, to rummage, ransack, search..Cats are said to brevet after mice, dogs after rats or rabbits, etc. Derivatives ˈbreviting n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > beating, etc. stablyc1400 ring-walk1575 breviting1600 battue1816 beat1876 bush-drive1899 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxix. xxxii. 734 Masanissa..lived for some days by the breviting and robberie of the other two horsemen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1600
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