ærest

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ǣrost, ārest, ǣrust, ǣrst, ǣst ārest, ǣræst — Mercian === Etymology === Superlative form of ǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæːrest/ === Adjective === ǣrest superlative degree of ǣr (“early”); first ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === ǣrest at first late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: erest, erst, arst English: erst Scots: erst