afore

Meaningin front

Common meaning: before, in regional or archaic use

aforein frontSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 11 · scan

Journey through time

Old Englishonforan‘in front’source
Middle Englishmeaning shiftsin front → beforeafore‘before’source
Englishafore‘before, in regional or archaic use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English onforan ‘in front’.

Roots

onforan Old English “in front”

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