yestereven

English

Etymology

From Middle English yester even, yistreven, alteration of yesterevening (“last night, yesterday evening”), from Old English ġiestranǣfen (“yesterday evening”), equivalent to yester- +‎ even (“evening”).

Adverb

yestereven (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of yestereve
    • 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 15,
      “Wert thou not in presence yester-even,” said De Bracy, “when we heard the Prior Aymer tell us a tale in reply to the romance which was sung by the Minstrel? […] ”

Alternative forms
  • yester-even

Synonyms
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