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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1724, 1819
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†FERST, adj. Also deriv. form fersten. Arch. forms of first.Sc. 1724 Ramsay Evergreen I. 212:
Quhyle Inglands Edert taks our Tours, And Scotland ferst obeys.Sc. 1819 Scots Mag. (June) 527:
The fersten blast Craignethan blew, The trees cam doupan' doun.
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"Ferst adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ferst>
