What does "yester" mean?
Yester: 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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