Erst

Alternative forms

 * arste

Etymology
From ærest:, superlative of ær: (whence English ere:).

Adverb

 * 1)  First of all, before (some other specified thing).
 * 2)  Sooner (than); before.
 * 3) *1485, Sir Thomas Malory, La Morte Darthur, Book X:
 * Telle Kynge Marke that I woll com as sone as I am hole, for arste I may do hym no goode.
 * 1)  Formerly, once, erstwhile.

Derived terms

 * erstwhile

Anagrams

 * rest, rest., REST

Etymology
See the numeral erste:.

Adverb

 * 1) first
 * 2) only (with time)
 * Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.

Synonyms

 * zuerst

Related terms

 * erster

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