geostra
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġeostran, ġiestra, ġiestran, ġystra, ġystran, ġyrstan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gesteraz, *gestraz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyésteros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰- (gistra-, “tomorrow”). More at yesterday.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈje͜os.trɑ/
Adverb
ġeostra
- yester-, of the preceding day
Derived terms
- ġiestranǣfen
- ġiestrandæġ
- ġiestranniht