ereyesterday

English

Etymology

From Old English ǣr. (adverb, conjunction & preposition), from Proto-Germanic *airiz comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *áyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Ancient Greek ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era) + Middle English, from Old English geostran dæg, compounded from geostran (“yesterday”), from Proto-Germanic *gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghes; + Middle English day, from Old English dæg, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dhegh- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Alternative forms

• ere yesterday

Adverb

ereyesterday (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) On the day before yesterday.
   • 1535, Coverdale, Bible, Genesis 31:2

     And Iacob behelde Labans countenaunce, & beholde, it was not towarde him as yesterday and ereyesterday.

Translations

on the day before yesterday — see day before yesterday

Antonyms

• (obsolete) overmorrow

Noun

ereyesterday (singular only)

1. (obsolete) The day before yesterday.

Translations

the day before yesterday — see day before yesterday

Antonyms

• (obsolete) overmorrow

See also

• (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian (of the day before yesterday)
• tomorrow
• yesterday
• yester
• yestereven
• yestern
• yesternight
• yesteryear
• yestreen