"erenow" meaning in English

See erenow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Univerbation of ere + now. Etymology templates: {{univ|en|ere|now}} Univerbation of ere + now Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} erenow (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Before now; prior to this point in time. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: as yet, so far, thus far, to date, hitherto
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        "(archaic) Before now; prior to this point in time."
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