Ere vs Fricangoldencat - What's the difference?
ere | fricangoldencat |
(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:
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.