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ǽr

  • conjunction
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Grammar
ǽr, conj.
ERE, before that; antequam, priusquam
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  • Ǽr heó wordum cwæþ

    ere she said in words,

    • Cd. 222; Th. 290, 3
    • ;
    • Sat. 409
    • .
  • Ǽr hie to setle gong

    ere she went to her seat,

    • Beo. Th. 4043
    • ;
    • B. 2019
    • .
  • Ǽr ge furður féran

    ere that ye further proceed,

    • 510; B. 252
    • .
  • Ǽr hie on tú hweorfon

    before they departed from one another,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2102
    • ;
    • An. 1052
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ér priusquam
:
M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. ér priusquam
.]
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