yesteryearn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈjɛstəjɪə/,

/ˈjɛstəjəː/, U.S.

/ˈjɛstərˌjɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yester- comb. form, year n.

Etymology: < yester- comb. form + year n.Popularized by D. G. Rossetti (see quot. 1869 at sense A.), who used it to translate Middle French antan the previous year (14th cent.; 12th cent. in Old French as adverb in sense ‘last year’; < classical Latin ante annum a year ago).

Somewhat poetic.

A. n.

Last year or the (recent) past, especially as nostalgically recalled.Popularized by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's translation (see quot 1869) of the following line in a poem by François Villon (1431–1463), ‘Ballade des dames du temps jadis’: ‘Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?’

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > a year before or after > last year

fernyearc1374

yesteryear1846

1846 G. H. Calvert Scenes & Thoughts in Europe 5 To be old here, is to be respectable, and time honored is the epithet most coveted. You see no sign of the doings of yesterday or yesteryear: the new is careful of obtruding itself.

1869 D. G. Rossetti tr. F. Villon in Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 12/2 But where are the snows of yester-year [Fr. d'anten]?

1871 R. Buchanan in St. Paul's Mag. Apr. 88 No crime of yesterday or yesteryear.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. v. xxxi. 10 Where had the crude pretty child of yester-year departed to?

1909 E. Pound Personae 17 I skoal to the eyes as grey-blown mere..Wineing the ghosts of yester-year.

1977 P. E. Berry Hits just keep on Comin' 49 Those fantastically happy and universally loved summer songs of yesteryear.

2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 10 Oct. (WSJ Mag.) 101 (caption) Experiment with modern takes on details that hark back to yesteryear, like a Juliet sleeve or romantic ruffles.

B. adv.

Last year; in the (recent) past; in years gone by.

ΚΠ

1850 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 621 The plant, which yester-year the share o'erthrew, Looks up again from out the opening mould.

1893 Littell's Living Age 24 June 770/1 I miss those fragrant flowers the frost has killed, Which bloomed in blushing beauty yester-year.

1917 Forum 448 Was it yesteryear or centuries ago that the Orient Express thundered over that narrow, glistening channel?

2005 J. Lazell Island 13/2 What lives there today provides a clue as to what lived here yesteryear.

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

单词	yesteryear
释义	yesteryearn.adv. Brit. /ˈjɛstəjɪə/, /ˈjɛstəjəː/, U.S. /ˈjɛstərˌjɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yester- comb. form, year n. Etymology: < yester- comb. form + year n.Popularized by D. G. Rossetti (see quot. 1869 at sense A.), who used it to translate Middle French antan the previous year (14th cent.; 12th cent. in Old French as adverb in sense ‘last year’; < classical Latin ante annum a year ago). Somewhat poetic. A. n. Last year or the (recent) past, especially as nostalgically recalled.Popularized by Dante Gabriel Rossetti's translation (see quot 1869) of the following line in a poem by François Villon (1431–1463), ‘Ballade des dames du temps jadis’: ‘Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?’ ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > a year before or after > last year fernyearc1374 yesteryear1846 1846 G. H. Calvert Scenes & Thoughts in Europe 5 To be old here, is to be respectable, and time honored is the epithet most coveted. You see no sign of the doings of yesterday or yesteryear: the new is careful of obtruding itself. 1869 D. G. Rossetti tr. F. Villon in Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 12/2 But where are the snows of yester-year [Fr. d'anten]? 1871 R. Buchanan in St. Paul's Mag. Apr. 88 No crime of yesterday or yesteryear. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. v. xxxi. 10 Where had the crude pretty child of yester-year departed to? 1909 E. Pound Personae 17 I skoal to the eyes as grey-blown mere..Wineing the ghosts of yester-year. 1977 P. E. Berry Hits just keep on Comin' 49 Those fantastically happy and universally loved summer songs of yesteryear. 2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 10 Oct. (WSJ Mag.) 101 (caption) Experiment with modern takes on details that hark back to yesteryear, like a Juliet sleeve or romantic ruffles. B. adv. Last year; in the (recent) past; in years gone by. ΚΠ 1850 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 621 The plant, which yester-year the share o'erthrew, Looks up again from out the opening mould. 1893 Littell's Living Age 24 June 770/1 I miss those fragrant flowers the frost has killed, Which bloomed in blushing beauty yester-year. 1917 Forum 448 Was it yesteryear or centuries ago that the Orient Express thundered over that narrow, glistening channel? 2005 J. Lazell Island 13/2 What lives there today provides a clue as to what lived here yesteryear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.1846
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