yester
See also: yester-
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English yester, yister, from Old English geostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.
Adverb
edityester (not comparable)
Adjective
edityester (not comparable)
- (archaic) Of or pertaining to yesterday.
Noun
edityester (countable and uncountable, plural yesters)
- (archaic) Yesterday.
Derived terms
editterms derived from yester
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
edit- (attested spaced or hyphenated in a compound): gister, ȝerstene, ȝester, ȝestern, ȝister, ȝursten, ȝuster, yestyr, yhister, yister, yistre
- (only attested unspaced and unhyphenated in a compound): *gyrstæn, *gyrsten, *ȝersten, *ȝerstyn, *ȝist, *ȝistir, *ȝistyr, *ȝurs, *ȝurst, *ȝurster, *ȝurston, *ȝustir, *ȝystur, *inst [read: iust], *yersten, *yerstyr, *yese, *yestir, *yestur, *yistir, *yurst, *yuster
Etymology
editFrom Old English geostran.
Adjective
edityester
- Only used in yesterday, yester morow, yesternyght, yistreven
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