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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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First, Fyrst(e, a. Also: furst, fairst, frist. [ME. first, fyrst, ferst, frist, OE. fyrst.] First, foremost.
a. Attrib.(a) 1375 Barb. i. 6.
The fyrst plesance is the carpyng Ib. iii. 144.
At the fyrst straik he him slew c1420 Wynt. i. 287.
Nowe the fyrst eeld endys here c1420 Ratis R. 825.
The fyrst movar I cal bot yre 1479 Acta Conc. 21/1.
The fyrst day of May next to cum 1513 Doug. ii. ii. 65.
To me this was fyrst apperans of skaith 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 10.
The best of the fyrst classe and secund(b) 1385 Rotuli Sc. II. 73/2.
Betwix this & the first day of July 1456 Hay I. 38/26.
Thare was the first quhete that ever was sawin with man c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 403.
The fry of his firstwif 1531 Bell. Boece I. 133.
The Scottis at thair first assemblance hes maist curage c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 219.
This fer … sall stand for the first heid(c) c 1400 Newbattle Chart. (Reg. H.).
The dat, day … and place in the furst lyne contenet 1494 Halyb. 86.
The furst day of August anno 94
b. Absol., usually the first.(1) a1400 Leg. S. x. 25.
Of appostil … & ewangelyste God chesyt hyme to be the fyrste c1420 Wynt. i. 198.
He wes the fyrste at schot in bowe Ib. iv. 1802.
The fyrst of Scottis he reknyt is That regnyt … befor the Peychtis dayis c1475 Wall. v. 267.
He straik the fyrst but baid in the blasoune c1409-1436 Kingis Q. (heading).
The quair maid be King James of Scotland the first 1513 Doug. vi. xiv. 13.
Tullus Hostilius, the fyrst of his land a1578 Pitsc. I. 14/11.
In king James the firstis tyme(2) a1400 Leg. S. xliii. 261.
As in a man thre thingis ar, Wit frist, memor the todire thing c1460 Thewis Wysmen 455.
Thar word is fyrst in awdiens a1500 Doug. K. Hart 414.
Blythnes wes first brocht bodwarde to the hall
