ereyesterday
/ɛəɹˈjɛstəɹdeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "[…] Lord Ker [William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian] lifted his men ere yesterday at Kelso, and if captain or soldier know anything, Leslie will be with them on Friday, but he thinks they know no certainty of the depth of their resolution, only Leslie and their Council of War; […]"
- "Friday laſt (ere yeſterday) Cardinal Mazarine came to receive and confer vvith her upon all the demands, motions, and articles ſhe vvould propound; […]"
- "VVherefore have ye not completed your ſet vvork (or, your task) in making of bricks, as formerly, [Heb[rew] as yeſterday, ere yeſterday] ſo alſo yeſterday and to day?"
- "Your conduct is as unaccountable as it is inexcusable. If you were engaged elsewhere, why write me word ere yesterday, that you would be happy to become my son-in-law?"
- "My flight was planned ere yesterday; and in concert with one who both can and will provide me with the means of safety. It is best I should go."
- "["]Ere yesterday," his choler rising at the mere recollection, "you picked every wan of the best Glory of John roses (Gloire de Dijon), and gave them to the lame girl at The Cross. Ye ought to be ashamed of yourself! See now!""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-eri Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri Proto-Germanic *airi Proto-Germanic *airiz Old English ǣr Middle English er English ere Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyésteros Proto-Germanic *gesteraz Proto-Germanic *-n Proto-Germanic *gesteran Proto-West Germanic *gesteran Old English ġiestran Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Old English ġiestrandæġ Middle English yesterday English yesterday English ereyesterday From ere (“before”, preposition) + yesterday. Compare French avant-hier, Dutch eergisteren, German vorgestern, Polish przedwczoraj, Swedish förrgår or Danish forgårs.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛəɹˈjɛstəɹdeɪ/
- British English: /ɛəˈjɛstədeɪ/