Translation of "eerder" into English

Hierdie pragtige insekte, wat as motte eerder as skoenlappers geklassifiseer word, vlieg gedurende die dag rond.

Classified as moths rather than butterflies, these magnificent insects fly during the day.

Het jy dit eerder gesien?

You have seen it before?

Die heuwels en berge sal eerder verdwyn as dat sy liefderyke goedhartigheid teenoor sy getroue volk tot ’n einde sal kom.

Sooner will the hills and mountains vanish than his loving-kindness toward his faithful people end.