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Old English
Etymology
Superlative form of ǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ǣrest
- first, at first
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
⁊ hē hæfde XX elpenda tō þǣm ġefeohte mid him, þe Rōmane ǣr na ne ne ġesawon: hē wæs sē forma mon þe hīe ǣrest on Italium brōhte.- And he had twenty elephants with him in battle, which the Romans had never seen before; he was the first man to bring them to Italy.
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