yesternadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈjɛstən/, U.S.

/ˈjɛstərn/

Forms: 1700s–1900s yestern, 1800s yesthern (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s yesun (English regional (Surrey)), 1800s yessun (English regional (Surrey)).

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: yestreen adv.; yester adv., yester n., yester adj.

Etymology: Apparently partly (i) (in English editions of Scots texts) a variant or alteration of yestreen adv., after yester adv., and partly (ii) a variant or alteration of yester adv., yester n., and yester adj., respectively.In use as adverb perhaps partly influenced by Dutch gisteren (adverb) yesterday (see yesterday adv.). With the noun phrase yestern's eve (in quot. 1807 at sense B.) compare yestern eve adv., yester-eve adv., and slightly later yestreen n. In use as adjective perhaps influenced by other adjectives ending in -ern , such as derivatives with -en suffix⁴ from nouns ending in -er (e.g. papern adj.) or older formations like eastern adj. (compare -ern suffix).

Chiefly archaic, poetic, and regional.

†A. adv.

Yesterday. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adverb]

yesterdayOE

lasta1400

this hinder day1487

yesternight1546

yester1647

yestern?1745

?1745 A. Ramsay in Aviary 348/1 Now wat ye wha I met yestern [1720 yestreen], Coming down the Street, my Jo?

1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Yesthern, W., yesterday.

1890 A. C. Bickley Midst Surrey Hills I. v. I told Godfrey Hutchins as he should ha' a sack of they rock taters yesun.

1895 E. A. Bibb Poems 34 In yonder fish, the cook, yestern, By chance, the diamond spied.

B. n.

The day before today; yesterday.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [noun]

yesterdayOE

last dayc1450

yestera1500

yest1684

yestern1807

1807 J. J. Howard tr. Ovid Metamorphoses II. viii. 36 Baucis..rous'd the sleeping fires of yestern's eve [L. ignes..hesternos], With food of leaves and bark dry-parch'd.

1857 W. Sewell in M. J. Estcourt Music 102 It leads my calm and pensive eye, Where broken hearts on death-beds lie, And blighted hopes of yestern sigh, fearing the morrow.

1919 R. A. Donaldson Turmoil 71 Yestern's fire has died away And peace and calm have come again.

1977 B. Reed Dogod 264 After yestern's littlegotten puschy visit.

†C. adj.

Of or belonging to yesterday. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adjective]

yesterdayc1400

hinder1487

hestern1577

yester1577

nudiustertian1647

hesternal1651

yestern1891

1891 Ld. Houghton Stray Verses 85 I linger on the oaken bridge Fine-filigreed with yestern snow.

1902 T. Stickney Dramatic Verses 35 For men born out of yesterday are yestern, For men to-day are of to-day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yestern
释义	yesternadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˈjɛstən/, U.S. /ˈjɛstərn/ Forms: 1700s–1900s yestern, 1800s yesthern (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s yesun (English regional (Surrey)), 1800s yessun (English regional (Surrey)). Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: yestreen adv.; yester adv., yester n., yester adj. Etymology: Apparently partly (i) (in English editions of Scots texts) a variant or alteration of yestreen adv., after yester adv., and partly (ii) a variant or alteration of yester adv., yester n., and yester adj., respectively.In use as adverb perhaps partly influenced by Dutch gisteren (adverb) yesterday (see yesterday adv.). With the noun phrase yestern's eve (in quot. 1807 at sense B.) compare yestern eve adv., yester-eve adv., and slightly later yestreen n. In use as adjective perhaps influenced by other adjectives ending in -ern , such as derivatives with -en suffix⁴ from nouns ending in -er (e.g. papern adj.) or older formations like eastern adj. (compare -ern suffix). Chiefly archaic, poetic, and regional. †A. adv. Yesterday. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adverb] yesterdayOE lasta1400 this hinder day1487 yesternight1546 yester1647 yestern?1745 ?1745 A. Ramsay in Aviary 348/1 Now wat ye wha I met yestern [1720 yestreen], Coming down the Street, my Jo? 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Yesthern, W., yesterday. 1890 A. C. Bickley Midst Surrey Hills I. v. I told Godfrey Hutchins as he should ha' a sack of they rock taters yesun. 1895 E. A. Bibb Poems 34 In yonder fish, the cook, yestern, By chance, the diamond spied. B. n. The day before today; yesterday. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [noun] yesterdayOE last dayc1450 yestera1500 yest1684 yestern1807 1807 J. J. Howard tr. Ovid Metamorphoses II. viii. 36 Baucis..rous'd the sleeping fires of yestern's eve [L. ignes..hesternos], With food of leaves and bark dry-parch'd. 1857 W. Sewell in M. J. Estcourt Music 102 It leads my calm and pensive eye, Where broken hearts on death-beds lie, And blighted hopes of yestern sigh, fearing the morrow. 1919 R. A. Donaldson Turmoil 71 Yestern's fire has died away And peace and calm have come again. 1977 B. Reed Dogod 264 After yestern's littlegotten puschy visit. †C. adj. Of or belonging to yesterday. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adjective] yesterdayc1400 hinder1487 hestern1577 yester1577 nudiustertian1647 hesternal1651 yestern1891 1891 Ld. Houghton Stray Verses 85 I linger on the oaken bridge Fine-filigreed with yestern snow. 1902 T. Stickney Dramatic Verses 35 For men born out of yesterday are yestern, For men to-day are of to-day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.adj.?1745
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