Definitions
Before, especially in poetic or formal use.
Word origin
Formed from is + there + a/an.
Used in a sentence
“Thys is he of whome I ſpake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cauſe he was yer thẽ I.”
This is he of whom I spoke; he that comes after me was before me because he was earlier than I.“My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]”
“The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Before, poetically”3 letters
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