yesternight
/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)naɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He tooke his rouſe with ſtopes of Rhenniſh wine / So kindly yeſternight to Bruno's health, / That all this day the ſluggard kéepes his bed."
- "What man was he talk'd with you yesternight / Out at your window betwixt twelve and one?"
- "It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad."
- "[W]hen the Templar crossed the hall yesternight, he spoke to his Mussulman slaves in the Saracen language, which I well understand, and charged them this morning to watch the journey of the Jew […]"
- "[S]he has disturbed me, night and day, through eighteen years—incessantly—remorselessly—till yesternight; and yesternight I was tranquil."
- "I came here yesternight for a call of nature and to do what none can do for me […]"
Etymology
From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: yesternyght, ġiestranniht
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
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