Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yestereven

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yestereven
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of yestereve.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"“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? […]”"

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: yester even, ġiestranǣfen

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

yester-even (alternative)

Synonyms

yestereve list in yestereve

Questions

What does yestereven mean?: Synonym of yestereve.
Where does yestereven come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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