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Erst

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. Archaic Erstwhile.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. First.

ad. First of all, before (some other specified thing).

ad. Sooner (than); before.

ad. Formerly, once, erstwhile.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. First.

ad. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

First; at first; at the beginning.

Once; formerly; long ago.

Before; till then or now; hitherto.

At length, at present: especially with now (now at erst).

First.

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ad. at a previous time

Word Usage

"The choice of phrases in Ballads and Songs, and perhaps more in serious pieces, is of much importance; a common use of old worn out words I do not like, such as erst, whilom, and a thousand more; and yet to take up and use"

Cross Reference

at erst of erst

Form

erstwhile

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

first previously before formerly heretofore

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

noch fand jetzt trink zeit vor mightst ihn unter wieder