giestran-

Old English

Alternative forms

ġeostran-, gystran-, gyrstan-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gestraz (“of yesterday, yester”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰- (gistra-, “tomorrow”). More at yesterday.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjiystrɑn/

Prefix

ġiestran-

(West Saxon) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present, yester-.

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: yister-, yester-
- English: yester-

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