giestrandæg

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeostrandæġ, ġestrandæġ, ġierstandæġ, ġyrstandæġ

Etymology

From ġiestran +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌdæj/

Noun

ġiestrandæġ m

1. yesterday

   Mē wearþ ġiestrandæġ mīn hætt ġestolen.

   Yesterday my hat was stolen.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġiestrandæġ	ġiestrandagas
accusative	ġiestrandæġ	ġiestrandagas
genitive	ġiestrandæġes	ġiestrandaga
dative	ġiestrandæġe	ġiestrandagum

Descendants

• Middle English: yesterday, ȝusterday, ȝurstendæi, ȝisterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, yusterday, ȝerstendæi, yurstai
  • English: yesterday
  • Middle Scots: ȝisterday, ȝesterday
    • Scots: yesterday
  • Yola: yersthei, yerstei, yerstey

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gistrandæg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.