Middle English Dictionary Entry
yester-ēven adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | yester-ēven adv. Also yistereven, yistreven, yistrevin, ystereven, ȝistereven, ȝisterevin, ȝistirevine, ȝisturevin, ȝistreven, ȝusturevin, (N) ȝhistrewin & yesteneven, yerstenefe, yorstinheve, ȝisterneve. |
| Etymology | OE gistran-ǣfen, gierstan-ǣfen, gyrstan-ǣfen; also cp. ME yester- (as in yester-dai adv.) & ēve(n n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) On the evening preceding the present day, (on) yesterday evening;
(b) as noun: the evening preceding the present day, yesterday evening.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(?c1300) NPass.(Cmb Gg.1.1)1385 : Yorstin heue [vrr. Ȝistir euyne, ȝhistrewyn, ȝistereuen] wan þe dai was gon, Hiuele on hond hauedist þou non.
- c1330(?a1300) Guy(2) (Auch)p.548 : Ȝistreuen we wer deled ato.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)51/8 : A god, huet we hedde guod wyn yesteneuen.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2160 : I sai a selkouþe siȝt miself ȝisterneve.
- (1449) Paston (EETS)1.233 : Heydon was wyth here ȝisterevyn late.
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)10025 : These twyn…yster-even full late Caught the last stroke.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)14/7 : Þou gaff me gude cowncell yistreven, for þe abbatiss…couerde me & nurisshid me all nyght.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)245/26 : Yone gude liberall monke…servid me yistrevyn at my supper wurthelie.
- (c1458) Paston2.177 : He…had spoke wyth Heydon yersten efe for the seyd cause.
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9)578 : A mervaell thinke me Of Bowdewyns avouyng, Ȝustureuyn in þe eunyng.
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9)655 : Ȝistureuyn I þe king hiȝte To cumme to my mete.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)172 : Yester even ye sente for vs, and I am now come.
b
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)128/382 : My nek has lygen wrang…syn yister euen.