Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ere. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ere.
Definitions and meaning of ere
ere
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishere, from Old Englishǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-Germanic*airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic*airi(“early”), from Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyeri(“day, morning”) (compare Avestan𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος(ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët(“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest(“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisianeer(“before”), Dutcheer(“before, sooner than”), Germaneher(“earlier”).
Alternative forms
yer[15th–16th c.]
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛə/, /ɛː/
(General American) IPA(key): /ɛəɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
Homophones: air, heir, Ayr
Adverb
ere (not comparable)
(obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John I:
Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.
Preposition
ere
(poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
1594, Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
Stirring ere the break of day.
Conjunction
ere
(poetic, archaic) Before
Sir, come down ere my child die.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere.
Derived terms
erewhile
erst
erstwhile
erelong
whilere
Translations
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɪə(ɹ)/
Noun
ere (pluraleres)
Obsolete form of ear.
1533, R. Saltwood:
As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.
Anagrams
-eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree
Basque
Conjunction
ere
also
Coastal Konjo
Noun
ere
water
Further reading
Darrell T. Tryon, Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), page 26
Danish
Verb
ere
(obsolete)present plural of være
Usage notes
Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.
Related terms
er
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -eːrə
Noun
ere
(archaic)Dative singular form of eer
Verb
ere
(archaic) singular present subjunctive of eren
Anagrams
eer, ree
Estonian
Etymology
Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnishhereä, Livviherei and Vepshered.
Adjective
ere (genitiveereda, partitiveeredat)
bright
Declension
Hungarian
Etymology
ér + -e(possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɛrɛ]
Hyphenation: ere
Noun
ere
third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér
Declension
Italian
Noun
eref
plural of era
Anagrams
ree
Latin
Noun
ere
vocative singular of erus
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutchēra, from Proto-West Germanic*aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic*aizō.
Noun
êref
glory, fame
honour, respect
worship
decency, etiquette
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Dutch: eer
Afrikaans: eer
Limburgish: ieër
Etymology 2
Adverb
êre
Alternative form of êer
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Article
êre
feminine genitive/dative singular of êen
Further reading
“ere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “ere (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
ere
Alternative form of hire(“her”)
Pronoun
ere
Alternative form of hire(“hers”)
Etymology 2
From Old Englishēare, from Proto-Germanic*ausô, from Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws.
Alternative forms
eare, eere, yere, here, eyr, ire, ȝhere
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɛːr(ə)/
Noun
ere (pluraleren or eres)
ear(organ that receives sound)
The auricle; the outside of the ear.
The ear canal; the portion of the ear which is not apparent by sight.
The power of hearing; the ability to detect sound.
The level of attention given to someone speaking.
A handle or grip.
A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.
Related terms
mousere
Descendants
English: ear
Tok Pisin: ia
Scots: ear
References
“ēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
ere
Alternative form of eere(“ear of grain”)
Etymology 4
Noun
ere
Alternative form of here(“army”)
Etymology 5
Determiner
ere
Alternative form of here(“their”)
Etymology 6
Verb
ere
Alternative form of aren
Namia
Noun
ere
woman
References
transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
ēr
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic*aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic*aizō, from Proto-Indo-European*h₂oys-éh₂. Cognates include Old Englishāre, Old Saxonēra and Old Dutchēra.
Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Purari
Noun
ere
water
References
The Structural Violence of Resouce Extraction in the Purari Delta, in Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives
Comparative wordlists (Karl James Franklin, Summer Institute of Linguistics) (1975)
Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈere]
Noun
eref
indefinite plural of eră
indefinite genitive/dative singular of eră
Sa
Noun
ere
village
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈeɾe/, [ˈe.ɾe]
Noun
eref (pluraleres)
The name of the Latin-script letter R.
Synonym:erre(represents both r and rr)
Derived terms
ere eréa
Verb
ere
(colloquial)Apocopic form of eres; you are
Further reading
“ere” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.