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erewhile
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-eri
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri
Proto-Germanic *airi
Proto-Germanic *airiz
Old English ǣr
Middle English er
English ere
English while
English erewhile
From ere + while.
adverb erewhiles
- Some time ago; beforehand; formerly. I am as fair now as I was erewhile.
