erenow
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of erenow
First recorded in 1300–50, erenow is from Middle English ar now. See ere, now
Example Sentences
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You say true, lovely Ellen; and I have done enough, erenow, to insure its heaviest weight.
From Fanshawe by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
He hath done a wild thing erenow, this pious Master Dimmesdale, in the hot passion of his heart!”
From The Scarlet Letter by Foote, Mary Hallock
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