yestereven

English

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”).

Adverb

yestereven (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Synonym of yestereve
   • 1820, Walter Scott, chapter 15, in Ivanhoe‎^[1]:

     “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? […] ”

Alternative forms

• yester-even

Synonyms

• see list in yestereve