Old Frisian

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Old Frisian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ēn
    Ordinal : ērest

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *airist.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ērest

  1. first

Descendants

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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: iarst
    Helgoland: iáárs
    Mooring: jarst
    Sylt: jest
  • Saterland Frisian: eerst
  • West Frisian: earst

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN