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geostra

  • adjective
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Grammar
geostra, giestra [estra, Ps. Spl. 89, 4] gystra, gyrsta; adj.
Of yesterday; hesternus
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  • Geostran dæg

    dies hesterna,

      Ps. Th. 89, 4.
  • Gioster doeg

    heri,

      Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 52.
  • Giestron

    yesterday,

      Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 24; Rä. 41, 44.
  • Gystran niht

    yesternight,

      Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334.
  • Gyrstan dæg

    heri,

      Jn. Bos. 4, 52: Th. An. 22, 1.
Etymology
[Laym. ȝerstendæi (o, u): Goth. gistra dagis to-morrow, with which meaning the Icel. i gör occurs, v. Cl. and Vig. Dict. gær: O. H. Ger. gestre, gesteren heri; gestren hesternum: Ger. gestern: Lat. heri, hesternus.]
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v.  giestron.
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  • geostra, adj.