"affor" meaning in Scots

See affor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|sco|prepositions|head=}} affor, {{sco-prep}} affor
  1. before, afore Synonyms: afor
    Sense id: en-affor-sco-prep-IDHwbWeD Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions

Download JSON data for affor meaning in Scots (2.2kB)

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