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German
Etymology
erst + -ling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: Erst‧ling
Noun
Erstling m (strong, genitive Erstlings, plural Erstlinge)
- firstling
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 23:19 (with KJV translation)
Die Erstlinge von der ersten Frucht auf deinem Felde sollst du bringen in das Haus des HERRN, deines Gottes. Und sollst das Böcklein nicht kochen in seiner Mutter Milch.- The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
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