ærest

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Superlative form of ǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæːrest/

Adjective

ǣrest

  1. superlative degree of ǣr (“early”); first

Declension

Declension of ǣrest — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣrest ǣrest ǣrest
Accusative ǣrestne ǣreste ǣrest
Genitive ǣrestes ǣrestre ǣrestes
Dative ǣrestum ǣrestre ǣrestum
Instrumental ǣreste ǣrestre ǣreste
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣreste ǣresta, ǣreste ǣrest
Accusative ǣreste ǣresta, ǣreste ǣrest
Genitive ǣrestra ǣrestra ǣrestra
Dative ǣrestum ǣrestum ǣrestum
Instrumental ǣrestum ǣrestum ǣrestum
Declension of ǣrest — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣresta ǣreste ǣreste
Accusative ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣreste
Genitive ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣrestan
Dative ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣrestan
Instrumental ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣrestan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣrestan
Accusative ǣrestan ǣrestan ǣrestan
Genitive ǣrestra, ǣrestena ǣrestra, ǣrestena ǣrestra, ǣrestena
Dative ǣrestum ǣrestum ǣrestum
Instrumental ǣrestum ǣrestum ǣrestum

Adverb

ǣrest

  1. at first
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ⁊ hē [Pirrus] hæfde XX elpenda tō þǣm ġefeohte mid him, þe Rōmane ǣr na ne ne ġesawon: hē wæs sē forma mon þe hīe ǣrest on Italium brōhte.
      And he [Pyrrhus] had twenty elephants with him in battle, which the Romans had never seen before; he was the first man to bring them to Italy.

Descendants

  • Middle English: erest, erst, arst
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