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yestertide

noun

Etymology

From yester- + tide (“time, season, period”).

  1. derived from tīdan
  2. derived from tiden
  3. prefixed as yestertide — “yester + tide”

Definitions

  1. A time period previous to the present

    A time period previous to the present; the past.

  2. In times past, at a prior time

    In times past, at a prior time; in the past.

    • And loudly to her lovers called, to leap To arms for her sore sake, that yestertide In her delight delighted, and drank deep Of her lascivious wine-cups, […]
    • Fair cooling spray, oh, lovely sea! / How maiden coy thy changing mood; / To-night thou'rt sweet with smiles for me, / Scarce yestertide I vainly wooed / Thy fretful features for a smile, / Naught could for me one thought beguile.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA