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s | erst |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective erst is

(obsolete) first.

As an adverb erst is

(obsolete) first of all, before (some other specified thing).

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    erst

    English

    Alternative forms

    * arste * (l) (dialectal)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) erste, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) First.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) erst, arst, erest, from (etyl) , (etyl) eerst.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (obsolete) First of all, before (some other specified thing).
  • (obsolete) Sooner (than); before.
  • *:
  • *:Thenne he sente the varlet ageyne and bad hym telle Kyng Mark that I wille come as soone as I am hole / for erste I maye doo hym noo good / Thenne Kynge Mark hadde his ansuer / There with came Elyas and badde the Kynge yelde vp the castel
  • (archaic, poetic) Formerly, once, erstwhile.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "erst")
    Derived terms
    * erstwhile

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