I. (adv.) frue; (soon) balde.

earlier - plu frue.
too earlier - tro frue.
so earlier - tante frue.
as earlier as possible - maxim frue posible.
not earlier than - erste.

II. (adj.) frua; (soon) balda;

(in order) primara; (fig.) prekoca.
early ages - antiqua epoki.
early church - primitiva eklezio.
characteristic of an early state - primitiva.