erst

[ urst ]

/ ɜrst /

adverb Archaic.

before the present time; formerly.

Origin of erst

before 1000; Middle English erest,Old English ǣrest (cognate with Old High German ērist,German erst), equivalent to ǣrere + -est-est¹

Words nearby erst

ers, ersatz, Erse, Ershad, Erskine, erst, erstwhile, ERT, Erté, Ertebølle, erub

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Example sentences from the Web for erst

Who shall say that hallelujahs shall not yet tremble on the lips where erst were curses?
Rose Clark|Fanny Fern
The sonorous campaña of the Cathedral was striking the noted hour—erst celebrated in song.
The Bandolero|Mayne Reid
I greet thee even in the tomb: for now I am performing all that erst I promised.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
Henceforth I scorn those little huddled landscapes that did erst content me.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

As this was the epithet he had erst applied to 'Beowulf' and to 'Sigurd the Volsung' it raised no high hopes.
And Even Now|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for erst

erst

/ (ɜːst) /

adverb archaic

long ago; formerly

at first

Word Origin for erst

Old English ǣrest earliest, superlative of ǣr early; see ere; related to Old High German ērist, Dutch eerst

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单词	erst
释义	erst [ urst ] / ɜrst / adverb Archaic. before the present time; formerly. Origin of erst before 1000; Middle English erest,Old English ǣrest (cognate with Old High German ērist,German erst), equivalent to ǣrere + -est-est¹ Words nearby erst ers, ersatz, Erse, Ershad, Erskine, erst, erstwhile, ERT, Erté, Ertebølle, erub Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for erst Who shall say that hallelujahs shall not yet tremble on the lips where erst were curses? Rose Clark\|Fanny Fern The sonorous campaña of the Cathedral was striking the noted hour—erst celebrated in song. The Bandolero\|Mayne Reid I greet thee even in the tomb: for now I am performing all that erst I promised. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)\|John Addington Symonds Henceforth I scorn those little huddled landscapes that did erst content me. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade As this was the epithet he had erst applied to 'Beowulf' and to 'Sigurd the Volsung' it raised no high hopes. And Even Now\|Max Beerbohm British Dictionary definitions for erst erst / (ɜːst) / adverb archaic long ago; formerly at first Word Origin for erst Old English ǣrest earliest, superlative of ǣr early; see ere; related to Old High German ērist, Dutch eerst Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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