- giestran
- adv yesterday
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
giestran
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giestranǽfen — m ( ǽfnes/ ǽfnas) yesterday evening; adv giestranǽfenǽfene … Old to modern English dictionary
yesterday — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English yisterday, from Old English giestran dæg, from giestran yesterday + dæg day; akin to Old High German gestaron yesterday, Latin heri, Greek chthes Date: before 12th century 1. on the day last past ; on the day… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yesterday — yes|ter|day1 W1S1 [ˈjestədi, deı US ər ] adv [: Old English; Origin: giestran dAg, from giestran yesterday + dAg day ] on or during the day before today →↑tomorrow ▪ What did you do yesterday? yesterday morning/afternoon/evening ▪ Anna left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Yesterday — Yes ter*day, n. [OE. [yogh]isterdai, AS. geostran d[ae]g, from geostran, geostra, giestran, gistran, gystran, yesterday (akin to D. gisteren, G. gestern, OHG. gestaron, Icel. g[ae]r yesterday, to morrow, Goth. gistradagis to morrow, L. heri… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yesternight — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gystran niht, from giestran yesterday + niht night Date: before 12th century archaic on the night last past II. noun Date: 1513 the night last past … New Collegiate Dictionary
dhgh(y)es- — Yesterday. Oldest form *dhg̑h(y)es , becoming *dhgh(y)es in centum languages. Suffixed (comparative) form *(dh)ghes ter . yester , yesterday, from Old English geostran, giestran, “yester ,” from Germanic *ges ter . [Pokorny g̑hđi̯és 416.] * * * … Universalium
yesterday — adverb on the day before today. ↘in the recent past. noun the day before today. ↘the recent past. Origin OE giestran dæg (see yester , day) … English new terms dictionary
ĝhði̯es (zero-grade ĝhðis?), reduced to ĝhðes, ĝhi̯es, ĝhes — ĝhði̯es (zero grade ĝhðis?), reduced to ĝhðes, ĝhi̯es, ĝhes English meaning: yesterday Deutsche Übersetzung: “gestern” Material: O.Ind. hyáḥ “ yesterday “ (ghi̯és), hyastana ḥ “gestrig”, Av. zyō, O.Pers. diya(ka), pers.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
yesterday — adv. & n. adv. 1 on the day before today. 2 in the recent past. n. 1 the day before today. 2 the recent past. Phrases and idioms: yesterday morning (or afternoon etc.) in the morning (or afternoon etc.) of yesterday. Etymology: OE giestran… … Useful english dictionary
