Yestereven

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Synonym of yestereve. archaic, not-comparable

    "“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? […]”"

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"“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? […]”"

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”).

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