ere

before

Prior in time

• whenceFrom what source
• thenceFrom that place
• hitherTo this place

thither · whilst · betwixt · forsooth · wherefore · hark · anon · methinks · prithee · verily

prior

Existing before another

• precedingComing before in order
• antecedentSomething that precedes
• previousOccurring before another

earlier · beforehand · advance · preliminary · former · foregoing · preexistent · anteceding · preparatory · prefatory

• Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
• Palindromesmom, dad, pop, noon, level
• old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
• Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
• archaic adverbsanon, betimes, forsooth, hence, hither
• archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye