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erst

[urst]
–adverb Archaic.
before the present time; formerly.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME erest, OE ǣrest (c. OHG ērist, G erst), equiv. to ǣr ere + -est -est 1
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erst   (ûrst)   
adv.   Archaic
Erstwhile.

[Middle English erest, from Old English ǣrest; see ayer- in Indo-European roots.]
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