ERE

Etymology 1

Adverb

ere (not comparable)

(obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]

Preposition

ere

(poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.

Conjunction

ere

(poetic, archaic) Before

Etymology 2

Noun

ere (plural eres)

Obsolete form of ear.

Anagrams

• -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree

Proper noun

Ere

A language spoken on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

Anagrams

• -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree

Source: Wiktionary

Ere, prep. & adv. Etym: [AS. , prep., adv., & conj.; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. , G. eher, D. eer, Icel. ar, Goth. air. sq. root204. Cf. Early, Erst, Or, adv.]

1. Before; sooner than. [Archaic or Poetic] Myself was stirring ere the break of day. Shak. Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore. Dryden. Sir, come down ere my child die. John iv. 49.

2. Rather than. I will be thrown into Etna, . . . ere I will leave her. Shak. Ere long, before, shortly. Shak.

– Ere now, formerly, heretofore. Shak.

– Ere that, and Or are. Same as Ere. Shak.

Ere, v. t.

Definition: To plow. [Obs.] See Ear, v. t. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition