ere

[ air ]

preposition

1. before.

ere

/ ɛə /

conjunction

1. a poetic word for before

Word History and Origins

Origin of ere¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English ǣr, ēr (cognate with German ehr ), comparative of ār soon, early; cognate with Gothic air. See erst, early

Word History and Origins

Origin of ere¹

Old English ǣr; related to Old Norse ār early, Gothic airis earlier, Old High German ēr earlier, Greek eri early

Example Sentences

“Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world’s ending! Death! Death! Death!”

From Seattle Times

"Viewers and listeners ere at the centre of what we do," the regulator said in a statement.

From BBC

Able was I ere I saw the quick brown European fox jump over the dim lazy foreign tourist vacationing at Eddy’s Lodge in Elba.

From Washington Post

After the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, agents carried away more than 20 boxes containing 11 sets of classified government records, some of which ere labeled "top secret."

From Reuters

The head of the city's civil-military administration said local authorities had a plan to cope with an accident and noted some shells ere falling close to the plant's six reactors.

From Reuters