yester meaning (archaic): definition, etymology

yester

adv

US /ˈjɛs.tɚ/ · UK /ˈjɛs.tə/

Etymology From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.

Archaic Yesterday.

yester

adj

Etymology From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.

Archaic Of or pertaining to yesterday.

yester eve, yester even(ing), yester morning

yester

noun

Etymology From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.

Archaic Yesterday.

Derived terms: yesterday, yestereve, yester-hour, yester-millennium, yester-minute, yestermonth, yestermorn, yesternight, yesternoon, yesterweek, yesteryear

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