yester-eveadv.n.

Brit.

/ˈjɛstəriːv/, U.S.

/ˈjɛstərˌiv/

Forms:

α. Scottish pre-1700 yestreive, pre-1700 yestreve.

β. 1600s yester-eue, 1700s– yester-eve.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Apparently partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Probably partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yester-even adv.; yester- comb. form, eve n.²

Etymology: Apparently originally (i) an alteration of yester-even adv., after eve n.²; in later use probably also partly (ii) < yester- comb. form + eve n.² (compare discussion at yester- comb. form). Compare earlier yestern eve adv. With the α. forms compare also yestreen adv.

Chiefly poetic.

In or during the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening, last night; = yester-evening adv. Also occasionally as n. (cf. yester-evening n.). Cf. earlier yestern eve adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adverb] > yesterday afternoon or last night

yesternightOE

yestern eveOE

tonightc1275

yester-evenc1330

yesterday evening1490

yestreena1500

this hinder nighta1549

yester-eve1565

yester-even1578

yester-evening1598

1565 J. Campbell Let. Dec. in J. E. A. Dawson Campbell Lett. (1997) 119 And as to my ryding to My Lord of Atholl I ondirstand him to be in Blair yestreve and I can nocht ryd till him.

1604 B. Jonson Particular Entertainm. at Althrope 80 in His Pt. Royall Entertainem. In hope that you would come here Yester-eue the Lady Summer, She inuited to a Banquet.

1724 W. Dawson Brit. Swain 34 A sad Mischance had I but yester Eve, When on these Plains my Flocks I hap't to leave.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 45 Who..jealous is of me, That yester-eve I lighted them, along the dewy green.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xiv. 204 No longer ago than yester-eve.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 38 And yester-eve I would not tell you of it, But kept it for a sweet surprise at morn.

1861 D. G. Rossetti tr. C. D'Alcamo Early Ital. Poets I. ii. 271 I mark'd thee here all yestereve Lurking about my home.

1932 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan & Leopard Men vi, in Blue Bk. Mag. Sept. 88/1 There was not much talk this morning and less laughter; the boasting of yester eve was stilled.

1967 H. Nemerov Coll. Poems (1977) 368 This lean young lunk-head parading along with a gun in his back to confess How yestereve..He beat up his grandma and pawned her invalid chair.

2007 J. Linford Power from Iberia 42 Interrupted in her deep thoughts Isabel offhandedly replied, ‘I thought you placed it there yester-eve in the event of my thirst.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yester-eve
释义	yester-eveadv.n. Brit. /ˈjɛstəriːv/, U.S. /ˈjɛstərˌiv/ Forms: α. Scottish pre-1700 yestreive, pre-1700 yestreve. β. 1600s yester-eue, 1700s– yester-eve. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Apparently partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Probably partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yester-even adv.; yester- comb. form, eve n.² Etymology: Apparently originally (i) an alteration of yester-even adv., after eve n.²; in later use probably also partly (ii) < yester- comb. form + eve n.² (compare discussion at yester- comb. form). Compare earlier yestern eve adv. With the α. forms compare also yestreen adv. Chiefly poetic. In or during the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening, last night; = yester-evening adv. Also occasionally as n. (cf. yester-evening n.). Cf. earlier yestern eve adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > yesterday > [adverb] > yesterday afternoon or last night yesternightOE yestern eveOE tonightc1275 yester-evenc1330 yesterday evening1490 yestreena1500 this hinder nighta1549 yester-eve1565 yester-even1578 yester-evening1598 1565 J. Campbell Let. Dec. in J. E. A. Dawson Campbell Lett. (1997) 119 And as to my ryding to My Lord of Atholl I ondirstand him to be in Blair yestreve and I can nocht ryd till him. 1604 B. Jonson Particular Entertainm. at Althrope 80 in His Pt. Royall Entertainem. In hope that you would come here Yester-eue the Lady Summer, She inuited to a Banquet. 1724 W. Dawson Brit. Swain 34 A sad Mischance had I but yester Eve, When on these Plains my Flocks I hap't to leave. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 45 Who..jealous is of me, That yester-eve I lighted them, along the dewy green. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xiv. 204 No longer ago than yester-eve. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 38 And yester-eve I would not tell you of it, But kept it for a sweet surprise at morn. 1861 D. G. Rossetti tr. C. D'Alcamo Early Ital. Poets I. ii. 271 I mark'd thee here all yestereve Lurking about my home. 1932 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan & Leopard Men vi, in Blue Bk. Mag. Sept. 88/1 There was not much talk this morning and less laughter; the boasting of yester eve was stilled. 1967 H. Nemerov Coll. Poems (1977) 368 This lean young lunk-head parading along with a gun in his back to confess How yestereve..He beat up his grandma and pawned her invalid chair. 2007 J. Linford Power from Iberia 42 Interrupted in her deep thoughts Isabel offhandedly replied, ‘I thought you placed it there yester-eve in the event of my thirst.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.1565
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