Bre vs Ere - What's the difference?
bre | ere |
(obsolete) At an earlier time.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , John I:
(poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
* Bible, John iv. 49
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
* 1533, R. Saltwood:
As acronyms the difference between bre and ere
is that bre is iata airport code of bremen, germany while ere is layoff (a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag).ere
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ere, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* yerAdverb
(-)- Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.
Preposition
(English prepositions)- Sir, come down ere my child die.
- Stirring ere the break of day.
- Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "ere")Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.