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Erelong definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

E'RELONG, adv. [ere and long.] Before a long time had elapsed.
He mounted the horse, and following the stag, erelong slew him.
1. Before a long time shall elapse; before long. Erelong you will repent of your folly.
The world erelong a world of tears must weep.

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 1553 archaic before long, soon

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erelong Ere`long" (?; 115), adv. Before the ?apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long. A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him. --Spenser. The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep. --Milton.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. Soon, before long.