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# firstling

noun

«firstling» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

the first young animal born to a flock or herd, often given to God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/firstling/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say the first-born animal or first-born lamb.

### Examples

- And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. (Torah GEN.4.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/firstling/#x1)
- All that openeth the womb is Mine; and of all thy cattle thou shalt sanctify the males, the firstlings of ox and sheep. (Torah EXO.34.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/firstling/#x2)
- And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/firstling/#x3)

### Note

Today: first-born animal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «firstling» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/firstling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«firstling» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/firstling.html) on Mova free.