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English
Etymology
From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English geostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.
Adverb
yester (not comparable)
- (archaic) Yesterday.
Adjective
yester (not comparable)
- (archaic) Of or pertaining to yesterday.
- Synonyms: last, yesterday
yester eve, yester even(ing), yester morning
Noun
yester (countable and uncountable, plural yesters)
- (archaic) Yesterday.
Derived terms
terms derived from yester
Anagrams
Middle English
- (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 , *yersten, *yerstyr, *yese, *yestir, *yestur, *yistir, *yurst, *yuster
Etymology
From Old English geostran.
Adjective
yester
- Only used in yesterday, yester morow, yesternyght, yistreven