"yesternight" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yesternyght}} Middle English yesternyght, {{m|enm|yisternight}} yisternight, {{inh|en|ang|ġiestranniht|t=yesternight}} Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), {{af|en|yester-|night}} yester- + night Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} yesternight (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Last night. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Night, Past Synonyms: list in yestereve Related terms: yesterday, yesteryear
    Sense id: en-yesternight-en-adv-mDfLCjCn Disambiguation of Night: 88 12 Disambiguation of Past: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with yester- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with yester-: 82 18

Noun

Forms: yesternights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yesternyght}} Middle English yesternyght, {{m|enm|yisternight}} yisternight, {{inh|en|ang|ġiestranniht|t=yesternight}} Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), {{af|en|yester-|night}} yester- + night Head templates: {{en-noun}} yesternight (plural yesternights)
  1. (archaic) A preceding night. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-yesternight-en-noun-vis5HbBz

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 31:29",
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