erst英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

形容词 adj.

First. not-comparable,obsolete

副词 adv.

First of all, before (some other specified thing). not-comparable,obsolete

— Consider what I erst have been and what thou seest me now:
Sooner (than); before. not-comparable,obsolete

— 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 "Then he sent the varlet again, and bade him: Tell King Mark that I will come as soon as I am whole, for erst I may do him no good. "
Formerly, once, erstwhile. archaic,not-comparable,poetic

— When lofty trees I see barren of leaves Which erst from heat did canopy the herd

词形变化

arste alternative yerst alternative arste alternative yerst alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

erstwhile

词源

词源 1

From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian iarst, iáárs, jarst, jest (“first”), West Frisian earst (“first”), Dutch eerste (“first”), German erste (“first”).

词源 2

From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian iarst, iáárs, jarst, jest (“first”), West Frisian earst (“first”), Dutch eerste (“first”), German erste (“first”).