Associations to the word «Erst»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ERST, adjective. (obsolete) First.
ERST, adverb. (obsolete) First of all, before (some other specified thing).
ERST, adverb. (obsolete) Sooner (than); before.
ERST, adverb. (archaic) (poetic) Formerly, once, erstwhile.
Dictionary definition
ERST, adverb. At a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.