first fruits

See also: firstfruits

English

Alternative forms

first-fruits, firstfruits

Etymology

From Middle English firste fruytes, fyrste frutes, furste frutes (“first fruits”), equivalent to first +‎ fruits.

Noun

first fruits pl (plural only)

The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering
The first profits from an undertaking

Usage notes

"The Office of First Fruits and Tenths" was a department of the English exchequer

Translations

the first part of a harvest

Finnish: ensisato, uutinen (fi)
Gothic: 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 f (ufarskafts)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: pierwsze żniwa n pl
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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