earst

Meaning

Adj

first

Adv

firstly, at first

Etymology

From Old Frisian ērest (“first”). Cognates include North Frisian iarst and English erst.

Sentences

De gemeente wol earst om tafel mei de omwenners.

The municipality first wants to sit down with the residents.

Doe gie er foar it earst yn syn libben nei in dokter ta .

Then he went to a doctor for the first time in his life.

Wy kinne dêr earst tiisdeitemoarn oer in wike terjochte.

We can go there first on Tuesday morning in a week.

Op de tiisdeitemoarn dêrnei giene de doarren foar it earst iepen foar besikers.

On the following Tuesday morning, the doors opened for visitors for the first time.

Men wol der earst noch wolris oer tinke .

One wants to think about it first.

It is foar it earst nei syn dea dat dy skilderijen te sjen binne.

It is for the first time after his death that these paintings can be seen.

Ik bin dizze wike foar it earst wer begûn yn it sikehús.

I started back in the hospital for the first time this week.

Earst tocht de frou dat har man wol wer opdûke soe .

At first the woman thought that her husband would show up again.