einst

From Middle High German einst, einest, from Old High German einēst, eines (“once”), from ein (“one”). More at once.

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɪ̯nst]

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einst

1. once, formerly (during some period in the past)
2. one time, at one point (sometime in the future)
3. (obsolete) once, a single time (a single repetition)

   Coordinate term: zwier (“twice”)

• (formal, literary) einstens

• einstig

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• einast

einst

1. supine of einast