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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).
Pronunciation
Adverb
eerst
- first, at first, before something else
- at first, before, earlier
Het doet nu minder pijn dan eerst.- It hurts less now than earlier.
- (literally, “It hurts less now than at first.”)
- only, not until
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Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist.
Adjective
êerst
- first
- foremost
Inflection
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).
Adverb
êerst
- first, firstly
- formerly, previously
- at first, before all else
Descendants
Further reading
- “eerst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “eerste”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eerst (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eerst (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II