ere

adverb1

1. •
   (no longer used) At an earlier time.

   • Thys is he of whome I spake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cause he was yer thẽ I. — 1526

conjunction1

1. •
   (literary, no longer used) before.

   • Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die. — 1611

preposition1

1. •
   (literary, no longer used) Before; sooner than.

   • My selfe was stirring ere the breake of day, […] — 1594

contraction1

1. •
   (Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.

   • 'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of extended regular expression.