About The Word Erst
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Erst
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What's The Definition Of Erst?
[adv] at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Erst: at one time | erstwhile | formerly | once Related Terms | Find terms related to Erst: See Also | Erst In Webster's Dictionary \Erst\ ([~e]rst), adv. [Orig. superlative of ere; AS.
[=ae]rest. See {Ere}.] [Archaic]
1. First. --Chaucer.
2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. --Chaucer.
Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all
ambition to match his pastoral pipe. --A. W. Ward.
{At erst}, at first; at the beginning.
{Now at erst}, at this present time. --Chaucer.
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