yester

[ yes-ter ]

/ ˈyɛs tər /

adjective Archaic.

of or relating to yesterday.

Also yestern.

Origin of yester

1570–80; back formation from yesterday, etc.

Words nearby yester

yeshiva, Yeşil Irmak, Yeşilköy, yes-man, yes-no question, yester, yesterday, yestereve, yesterevening, yestermorning, yestern

Definition for yester (2 of 2)

yester-

a combining form, now unproductive, occurring in words that denote an extent of time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound: yesterweek.

Origin of yester-

Middle English; Old English geostran, giestron; cognate with Dutch gisteren,German gestern; akin to Latin hesternus of yesterday

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Example sentences from the Web for yester

We were among our contemporary ancestors, far on the road to yester century.
The Greater Love|George T. McCarthy
This is the proper tone to use when dealing with elderly muttonheads; with the Harpers of yester year.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
These dry answers of Newbattle servants remind us of a similar state of communication in a Yester domestic.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay
Yester eve he stole my cattle from the meadow, and drove them straight towards Pylos to the shore of the sounding sea.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

He would not have to look back and compare his last term unfavourably with the glories of yester year.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for yester (1 of 2)

yester

/ (ˈjɛstə) /

adjective

archaic of or relating to yesterdayyester sun Also: yestern (ˈjɛstən)

Word Origin for yester

Old English geostror; related to Old High German gestaron, Gothic gistra, Old Norse ī gǣr

British Dictionary definitions for yester (2 of 2)

yester-

prefix

indicating the day before todayyesterday

indicating a period of time before the present oneyesteryear

Word Origin for yester-

Old English geostran; compare German gestern, Latin hesternus of yesterday

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单词	yester
释义	yester [ yes-ter ] / ˈyɛs tər / adjective Archaic. of or relating to yesterday. Also yestern. Origin of yester 1570–80; back formation from yesterday, etc. Words nearby yester yeshiva, Yeşil Irmak, Yeşilköy, yes-man, yes-no question, yester, yesterday, yestereve, yesterevening, yestermorning, yestern Definition for yester (2 of 2) yester- a combining form, now unproductive, occurring in words that denote an extent of time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound: yesterweek. Origin of yester- Middle English; Old English geostran, giestron; cognate with Dutch gisteren,German gestern; akin to Latin hesternus of yesterday Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yester We were among our contemporary ancestors, far on the road to yester century. The Greater Love\|George T. McCarthy This is the proper tone to use when dealing with elderly muttonheads; with the Harpers of yester year. Instigations\|Ezra Pound These dry answers of Newbattle servants remind us of a similar state of communication in a Yester domestic. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character\|Edward Bannerman Ramsay Yester eve he stole my cattle from the meadow, and drove them straight towards Pylos to the shore of the sounding sea. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy He would not have to look back and compare his last term unfavourably with the glories of yester year. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh British Dictionary definitions for yester (1 of 2) yester / (ˈjɛstə) / adjective archaic of or relating to yesterdayyester sun Also: yestern (ˈjɛstən) Word Origin for yester Old English geostror; related to Old High German gestaron, Gothic gistra, Old Norse ī gǣr British Dictionary definitions for yester (2 of 2) yester- prefix indicating the day before todayyesterday indicating a period of time before the present oneyesteryear Word Origin for yester- Old English geostran; compare German gestern, Latin hesternus of yesterday Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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