erst

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[first|First]].

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} First of all, [[before]] (some other specified thing).
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[sooner|Sooner]] (than); [[before]].
3. {{lb|en|archaic|poetic}} [[formerly|Formerly]], [[once]], [[erstwhile]].

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