Part of speech: numeral
1. first; 2. forward, foremost; 3. gram mean of an adv firstly; in the first place; at first, originally (also fyrest, first)
Etymology
[Mod E FIRST ← Prot-Germ *furistaz; O Fris ferista, ferasta; O Sax furisto (also gram mean of a n “chief, prince”); Dt voorst; OHG furisto (Mod G Fürst n “prince; lord”); O Icel fyrstr (Mod Icel fyrstur)]
