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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Err? Er?

Hi, I'm writing a poem, and the meaning of what I want to say is "before you find someone." Isn't there a word, something like "err" or "ehr" that's a bit archaic, that means "before"? I'm pretty sure I've heard that, but I don't know how to spell it! Thank you!
  

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How about the palindrome, "Able was I ere I saw Elba"? (the same frontward and backward) I think it's Napoleon saying he was doing okay before they exiled him to the island.

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  • How about the palindrome, "Able was I ere I saw Elba"?
  • (the same frontward and backward) I think it's Napoleon saying he was doing okay before they exiled him to the island.
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How about the palindrome, "Able was I ere I saw Elba"? (the same frontward and backward)

I think it's Napoleon saying he was doing okay before they exiled him to the island.
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Yes indeed, 'ere' is popular in classic English poetry. It's an Old-English word that I think came from German(? aer?) and means before.
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I believe you're looking for "ere".
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