BEFORE
ADJECTIVES
1599 ► PREDECESSIVE that has gone before; preceding; previous → obs. rare
1601 ► PREVIANT going before, previous → obs.
1603 ► PREALLABLE going before, preceding, previous, preliminary → rare
1613 ► PREVIAL going before, previous → obs.
1656 ► PREVENIENT coming before, preceding, prior
1686 ► ANTEGREDIENT going before, preceding → obs. rare
ADVERBS
1205 ► OR before, formerly; at a former time, on a former occasion → obs.
1513 ► AFORROW before, in the past → Sc. obs.
1535 ► EFFORE before, afore → obs.
1825 ► BEFORN before → Eng. dial.
1911 ► TOFORE before → Amer. dial.
1942 ► ALREADY YET before, formerly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BEFORMERLY before, formerly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1609 ► ABEFOIR → A-BEFORE of before, of former times → Sc.
NOUNS
1592 ► AFORENESS the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence → rare
VERBS
1596 ► PREVENE to come or go before; to precede → chiefly Sc., obs.
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