afore

Definition

Before, temporally.

Etymology

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.

Example Sentences

• "Stephano: He's in his fit now ; and doe's not talke after the wiſeſt ; hee ſhall taſte of my Bottle : if hee haue neuer drunke wine afore, it will goe neere to remoue his Fit :[…]"
• "A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well."
• "He sees the soldiers, with their red coats lighted up by the torches carried afore, closing in round him."