fierst
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *fristaz, *fristą. Cognate with Middle Dutch verst, Old High German frist (German Frist), Old Norse frest (Swedish frist).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fierst m or f
- time (especially time granted for doing something)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer"
- God lǣt him fierst þæt hē his māndǣda ġeswīce.
- God gives him time to stop his misdeeds.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer"
- threshold, ceiling, inner roof (declined as fem.)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
- Efne ðā tōbserst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...
- Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | fierst | fierstas |
accusative | fierst | fierstas |
genitive | fierstes | fiersta |
dative | fierste | fierstum |
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