ereyesterday

English

Alternative forms

• ere yesterday
• ere-yesterday

Etymology

From ere (“before”) +‎ yesterday. Compare French avant-hier, Dutch eergisteren, German vorgestern, Swedish förrgår or Danish forgårs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛə(ɹ)ˈjɛstə(ɹ)deɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Adverb

ereyesterday (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) On the day before yesterday.

   Antonym: (obsolete) overmorrow

   • 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Genesis xxxj:[2], folio xiiij, recto, column 1:

     And Iacob behelde Labans countenaunce, ⁊ beholde, it was not towarde him as yeſterdaye and yeryeſterdaye.

Translations

on the day before yesterday — see day before yesterday

Noun

ereyesterday (uncountable)

1. (archaic) The day before yesterday.

   Antonym: (obsolete) overmorrow

Translations

the day before yesterday — see day before yesterday

See also

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