whilere

1. (archaic) A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.Examples: "VVe met that villen (God from him me bleſſe) / That curſed wight, from whom I ſcapt whyleare, / A man of hell, that cals himſelfe Deſpayre: […]"; "Thou mak'ſt me merry: I am full of pleaſure, / Let vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch / You taught me but whileare?"; "He who with all Heav'ns heraldry whileare / Enter'd the world, now bleeds to give us eaſe; / Alas, how ſoon our ſin / Sore doth begin / His Infancy to ſeaſe!"Synonyms: erewhile, erstwhile, afore, aforehand, already, antecedently, at one time, beforeAntonyms: formerly, subsequently, currently, formerlyarchaicnot-comparable