EGAVE

erst

About 0.36 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective First.
  2. adverb First of all, before (some other specified thing).
  3. adverb Sooner (than); before.
  4. adverb Formerly, once, erstwhile.

Similar words

whilom formerly aforetime former firster fyrste firste fyrst firstest primer

Often followed by

in nach im die durch dann mit recht bei der

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