yester-morrow

noun — 2 senses

yester-morrow

noun

/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)ˌmɒɹəʊ/

Etymology From Middle English yester morow; equivalent to yester- + morrow. Compare Dutch gistermorgen, German gestern Morgen.

1

Obsolete Yesterday morning.

2

Archaic, Poetic A morning of a previous day or time.

  • The nightwind, ah, nightwind shall fetch one the scent. O loves yester-morrows', regrets of the night! The nightingale's sorrow that ends with the light Brings, grieved, no love nearer, alas, to the sight. O loves yester-morrows', regrets of the night!1961, Raymond Ellsworth Larsson, Book Like a Bow Curved:
  • An ordinary passing day, One much like yester-morrow, Shed its light in timeless gray And all its simple sorrow.1994, The Collected Poetry of J.A. Giunta, volume II, published 2011:
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  • I'll just put it back when I get home,” he thought, not at all suspecting it might be many long yester-morrows again before that might be so.2014, Doug Cariou, Once Upon an Island:

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