Part of speech: conjunction, adverb, preposition
(Dat, Acc) 1. before, in front of; in the presence of; 2. before, prior to; earlier, sooner; formerly, in former times (also biforan, beforen, befora, bifora)
Etymology
[Mod E BEFORE ← be- pref + foran “before”; O Fris bifora, bifore; O Sax biforan; OHG bifora (Mod G bevor)]
