YESTER

Etymology

Adverb

yester (not comparable)

(archaic) Yesterday.

Adjective

yester (not comparable)

(archaic) Of or pertaining to yesterday.

Synonyms: last, yesterday

Noun

yester (countable and uncountable, plural yesters)

(archaic) Yesterday.

Anagrams

• Eyster, Steyer

Source: Wiktionary


Yes"ter, a. Etym: [See Yesterday.]

Definition: Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.

Note: This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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