Morpheme
Ear
Type
bound base
Denotation
allomorph of Er(e), before, sooner, at a previous time
Etymology
Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, erliche; Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe, ārlīċ
Evidence
early, earlier, earliest, earliness, nonearly, pseudoearly, ultraearly, earlyish
