Difference between revisions of "Ere"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59806" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59806" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> ERE, adv. Before sooner than. </p> <p> [[Ere]] sails were spread new oceans to explore. </p> <p> The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. John 4 . </p> <p> In these passages, ere is really a preposition, followed by a sentence, instead of a single word, as below. </p> <p> ERE, prep. Before. </p> <p> Our fruitful Nile </p> <p> Flow'd ere the wonted season. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_117945" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_117945" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39045" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39045" /> == | ||
<p> (Lat. Hercus) is the name of several Irish saints, the chief. of whom was bishop of Slane; of royal descent. who died | <p> (Lat. Hercus) is the name of several Irish saints, the chief. of whom was bishop of Slane; of royal descent. who died A.D. 512, aged about ninety years, and is commemorated on November 2. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 15 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
ERE, adv. Before sooner than.
Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.
The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. John 4 .
In these passages, ere is really a preposition, followed by a sentence, instead of a single word, as below.
ERE, prep. Before.
Our fruitful Nile
Flow'd ere the wonted season.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( adv.) Before; sooner than.
(2): ( v. t.) To plow. [Obs.] See Ear, v. t.
(3): ( adv.) Rather than.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(Lat. Hercus) is the name of several Irish saints, the chief. of whom was bishop of Slane; of royal descent. who died A.D. 512, aged about ninety years, and is commemorated on November 2.
