Or \Or\, prep. & adv. [AS. ?r ere, before. [root]204. See {Ere},
prep. & adv.]
Ere; before; sooner than. [Obs.]
But natheless, while I have time and space, Or that I
forther in this tale pace. --Chaucer.
{Or ever}, {Or ere}. See under {Ever}, and {Ere}.