"yestreen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yestreens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yestreen, alteration of yestereven (“last night, yesterday evening”), from Old English ġiestranǣfen (“yesterday evening”), equivalent to yester- + e'en (“evening”). Cognate with West Frisian justerjûn (“yestreen; last night”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yestreen}} Middle English yestreen, {{inh|en|ang|ġiestranǣfen|t=yesterday evening}} Old English ġiestranǣfen (“yesterday evening”), {{af|en|yester-|e'en|t2=evening}} yester- + e'en (“evening”), {{cog|fy|justerjûn|t=yestreen; last night}} West Frisian justerjûn (“yestreen; last night”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yestreen (plural yestreens)
  1. (chiefly archaic, poetic or Scotland) The night before; last night. Tags: Scotland, archaic, poetic Categories (topical): Night, Past Synonyms: list in yestereve, yestereen, yestere'en
    Sense id: en-yestreen-en-noun-7AuQ7Sl0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with yester-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 4

Adverb [Scots]

Etymology: From Middle English yestereven (“yesterday evening”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|yestereven||yesterday evening}} Middle English yestereven (“yesterday evening”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} yestreen (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} yestreen (not comparable)
  1. last night, yesterday Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-yestreen-sco-adv-cozygJCh Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Noun [Scots]

Forms: yestreens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yestereven (“yesterday evening”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|yestereven||yesterday evening}} Middle English yestereven (“yesterday evening”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|yestreens|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} yestreen (plural yestreens), {{sco-noun}} yestreen (plural yestreens)
  1. yesterday evening, the night before
    Sense id: en-yestreen-sco-noun-DNFyC2FY Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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