giestrandæg

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeostrandæġ, ġierstandæġ, ġyrstandæġ

Etymology

From ġiestran +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌdæj/

Noun

ġiestrandæġ m

1. yesterday

   Mē wearþ ġiestrandæġ mīn hætt ġestolen.

   Yesterday my hat was stolen.

Declension

Declension of giestrandæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiestrandæġ	ġiestrandagas
accusative	ġiestrandæġ	ġiestrandagas
genitive	ġiestrandæġes	ġiestrandaga
dative	ġiestrandæġe	ġiestrandagum

Descendants

• Middle English: yesterday, ȝusterday, ȝurstendæi, ȝisterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, yusterday, ȝerstendæi, yurstai
  • English: yesterday
  • Scots: ȝisterday, ȝesterday
  • Yola: yersthei, yerstei, yerstey

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gistrandæg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.