"eerst" meaning in Middle Dutch

See eerst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eːrst/ Forms: êerst [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*ērist}} Old Dutch *ērist, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*airist}} Proto-West Germanic *airist Head templates: {{head|dum|adjective|head=êerst|head2=}} êerst, {{dum-adj|head=êerst}} êerst
  1. first
    Sense id: en-eerst-dum-adj-p5N7ZLjK Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 35 0 16 18 0 0 17
  2. foremost
    Sense id: en-eerst-dum-adj-g6BO6fe1 Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch ordinal numbers Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 35 0 16 18 0 0 17 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch ordinal numbers: 13 28 0 8 36 0 0 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /eːrst/ Forms: êerst [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō). Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*ērist}} Old Dutch *ērist, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*airist(ō)}} Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō) Head templates: {{head|dum|adverb|head=êerst}} êerst, {{dum-adv|head=êerst}} êerst
  1. first, firstly
    Sense id: en-eerst-dum-adv-A4S6T~2j
  2. formerly, previously
    Sense id: en-eerst-dum-adv-WjMFrKj~
  3. at first, before all else
    Sense id: en-eerst-dum-adv-99rCqx1d Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 35 0 16 18 0 0 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 45 0 0 0 0 0 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 45 0 0 0 0 0 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    },
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      "word": "ieës"
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