erst (adv.), only, but, not until, not before.

er´ste (der), first; earliest.

ersti´cken, to suffocate (by or with, an), to choke, to smother.

erstür´men, to take (by storm or assault).

ertra´gen (ertrug, ertragen), to bear, to suffer, to stand.

erwach´sen (erwuchs, erwachsen), to grow, to arise, to spring, to proceed.

erwar´ten, to await, to wait for, to expect; to face.

erwür´gen, to strangle, to throttle; to kill, to slay.

erzäh´len, to tell.

Erzäh´ler, m. (pl. -), story-teller.