Wycliffe Gloss, Abreggen: reduce

Abstain from strife, and you shall reduce sins.

Ecclesiasticus 28:10
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Wycliffe Early Version

Absteyne thee fro strijf, and thou schalt abregge synnes.

Wycliffe Later Version

Abstene thee fro strif, and thou shall lassen synnes.

Wycliffe forms and reference

abregge, to make short; Ecclesiasticus 28:10;
p.p. abreged, Matthew 24:22;
pr.p. abreggynge, Romans 9:28;
breggid, abreggyng, an abridging, Isaiah 10:22-23; 28:22.

Modern English

Modern form: ■→abridge

Modern senses: to diminish, reduce, shorten, lessen.

Etymology

Middle English abregen;
Anglo-French abreger.

Comparative Latin

Late Latin abbreviare;
Latin ad- and brevis, short.
Cf. ■→brief.