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{{also|-eer|e'er}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɛə/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɛɚ/|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛə(ɹ)}}

===Adverb===
{{head|en|comparative adverb}}

# {{lb|en|poetic}} {{n-g|Unpunctuated contraction of}} '''[[ever]]'''.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eer|'ere|Ere|REE|Ree|ere|ree}}

==Afrikaans==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|af|nl|eer}}, from {{inh|af|dum|ere}}, from {{inh|af|odt|ēra}}, from {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*aiʀu}}, from {{inh|af|gem-pro|*aizō}}.

===Noun===
{{af-noun|s}}

# {{l|en|honour}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/eːr/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-eer.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|eer}}
* {{rhymes|nl|eːr|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|nl|dum|êre}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|ēra}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*aiʀu}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*aizō}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|f|-|-}}

# [[honour]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
|eerbied
|eerlijk
|eerloos
|eervol
|eerwraak
|eerzuil
|eredienst
|eredivisie
|eredoctoraat
|eregast
|eren
|ereprijs
|ereschavot
}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|af|eer}}
* {{desc|dcr|eer}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|nl|dum|êer}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|ēr}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*airi}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*airiz}}.

====Preposition====
{{head|nl|preposition}}

# [[ere]], [[before]] {{rfex|nl}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
|eergisteren
|eertijds
|veeleer
}}

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|nl
|eerder
|eerst
}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|dcr|eer}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|nl|dum|êer}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|*ēr}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*aiʀ}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*aiz}}, from {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*h₂éyos}}.

====Noun====
{{nl-noun|n|-|-}}

# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} [[copper]]
# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} [[bronze]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nl|eren}}

===Etymology 4===
{{nonlemma}}

====Verb====
{{head|nl|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nl|eren||bare-verb}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|ere}}, {{l|nl|ree}}

==Hunsrik==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|hrx|goh|iru}}, {{m|goh|iro}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|hrx|/eːɐ/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|hrx|pronoun}}

# stressed dative of [[sie]].

====Inflection====
{{hrx-decl-personal pronouns}}

===Further reading===
* [https://hunsriqueanoriograndense.wordpress.com/dicionario-werterbuch/ Online Hunsrik Dictionary]

==Low German==

===Preposition===
{{head|nds|preposition}}

# {{alternative spelling of|nds|er}}

==Middle Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|dum|odt|ēr}}, from {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*airi}}, from {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*airiz}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dum|/eːr/}}

===Adverb===
{{dum-adv|head=êer|cat2=comparative adverbs}}

# [[earlier]], [[previously]]
# [[formerly]]
# [[first]], [[beforehand]]

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|dum|êre}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|dum|wilenêer}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|dum|conjunction|head=êer}}

# [[ere]], [[before]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|nl|eer}}
** {{desc|af|eer}}
* {{desc|li|ieër}}

===Preposition===
{{head|dum|preposition|head=êer}}

# [[before]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|nl|eer}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:VMNW|ID18462|II}}
* {{R:VMNW|ID68462|III}}
* {{R:VMNW|ID58462|IV}}
* {{R:MNW|08398|II}}
* {{R:MNW|08399|III}}
* {{R:MNW|08400|IV}}