ERES

Noun

eres

plural of ere

Anagrams

• EERs, Erse, REEs, Rees, SEER, SERE, rees, rese, seer, sere

Source: Wiktionary


ERE

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



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