Erst
Erst (ẽrst) , adverb
[Orig. superlative of ere; Anglo-Saxon arest. See Ere.]
1.
First. [Archaic] — Chaucer
2.
Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. — Chaucer
Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe.
Collocations (2)
At erst , at first; at the beginning.
Now at erst , at this present time. — Chaucer