Part of speech: adverb, conjunction, preposition
(Dat) 1. early; earlier; 2. formerly, previously; 3. beforehand; already; lately; 4. until, till; 5. before, before that
Etymology
[Mod E ERE arch ← Prot-Germ *airi; Goth air; O Fris ēr; O Sax ēr; Dt eer; OHG ēr (Mod G eher, ehe); Icel ár]
