Erst Definition
ûrst
adverb
At first; originally.
Webster's New World
Erstwhile.
American Heritage
Formerly.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
First.
Webster's New World
Origin of Erst
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From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-Germanic *airistaz (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian eerst, ærst (“first”), West Frisian earst (“first”), Dutch eerste (“first”), German erste (“first”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English erst, arst, erest, from Old English ǣrest (“first, erst, at first, before all”), from Proto-Germanic *airist (“erst”). Cognate with Scots erst (“erst”), Dutch eerst.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English erest from Old English ǣrest ayer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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