† rathermoreadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rather adj., -more suffix.
Etymology: < rather adj. + -more suffix (hence a double comparative).
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > of earlier times
a1382 (Bodl. 959) Job viii. 8 Aske þe raþermor [a1425 L.V. formere; L. pristinam] generacioun & besili enserche þe mynde of þe fadris.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).