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Arere, Areir, adv. Also: orere, arreir, ar(r)eird. [ME. arere (1330; e.m.E. arreare), OF. arere, ariere.]

1. Backwards. Freq. fig. with ga, rin.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 909.
Gif ony nech wald him neir, He bad tham rebaldis orere Ib. 984.
Bot thow reule the richtuis thi rovme sall orere 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 122.
Than did my purpose ryn arreir c1536 Id. Compl. Bagsche 37.
All vther vertew ran arreir 1540 Id. Sat. 1278.
We reid ȝow rin areir a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xv. 28.
Thir ignoranttis Off kirkmen that .leidis ws arreir(b) 1567 G. Ball. 57.
Thocht heuin and eird suld ga arreird, Thy word sall stand a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitl. F. xxx. 85.
Quhen I behald the warld thus rin areird

2. Behind; in the rear or background. fig. a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 355.
All eirdlie Ioy and mirth I set areir Ib. 424.
All is areir thy greit royall renoun a1568 Scott i. 14.
This ȝeir … sall … all erronius questionis put areir a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xcvi. 25.
I feir, that … credence is areir