Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ere

prep. & conj. poet. or archaic before (of time) (ere noon; ere they come). Etymology: OE {aelig}r f. Gmc ERECT adj. & v. --adj. 1 upright, vertical. 2 (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, esp. in sexual excitement. 3 (of hair) bristling, standing up from the skin. --v.tr. 1 raise; set upright. 2 build. 3 establish (erect a theory). Derivatives erectable adj. erectly adv. erectness n. erector n. Etymology: ME f. L erigere erect- set up (as E-, regere direct)