"yestreen" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{m|enm|yestereven|t=last night, yesterday evening}} yestereven (“last night, yesterday evening”), {{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. Tags: Scotland, archaic, poetic Categories (topical): Night, Past Synonyms: list in yestereve, yestereen

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