Wt/sco/afore
See also: Wt/sco/afore-
English
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[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]Middle Inglis afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan. (Script error: The function "template_prefix" does not exist.)
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]Adverb
[edit | edit source]afore (nae comparable)
- Template:Wt/sco/dialect Before.
- In the fore part of a ship.
Preposition
[edit | edit source]afore
- before
- 1989: Edward Chisnall, Bell in the tree; The Glasgow story
- "Oh aye!" his face lit up with a smile. "I mind that! Where was that?" "That was us when we all worked in the shop, afore the War." "Oh aye …?" he frowned. "Who …?" She took the photograph back from him and reached inside her apron pocket for her spectacles.
- 1989: Edward Chisnall, Bell in the tree; The Glasgow story
Related terms
[edit | edit source]Scots
[edit | edit source]Adverb
[edit | edit source]afore (nae comparable)
Preposition
[edit | edit source]afore