Yestern
(Yes"tern) a. [See Yester.] Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.
Yesternight
(Yes"ter*night`) n. The last night; the night last past.
Yesternight
(Yes"ter*night`), adv. [AS. gystran niht. See Yesterday.] On the last night. B. Jonson.
Yesternoon
(Yes"ter*noon`) n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.
Yesterweek
(Yes"ter*week`) n. The week last past; last week.
Yesteryear
(Yes"ter*year`) n. The year last past; last year.
Yestreen
(Yes`treen") n. Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or Scot.]
Yestreen I did not know
How largely I could live.
Bp. Coxe. Yesty
(Yest"y) a. See Yeasty. Shak.
Yet
(Yet) n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus,
or Cymba; a boat shell.
Yet
(Yet), adv. [OE. yet, &yoghet, &yoghit, AS. git, gyt, giet, gieta; akin to OFries. ieta, eta, ita,
MHG. iezuo, ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]
1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. "A little longer; yet a little longer." Dryden.
This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.
Atterbury.
The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.
L'Estrange. 2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.
Addison. 3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; — and with the negative, not yet, not up to the
present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.
Ne never yet no villainy ne said.
Chaucer. 4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. "He 'll be hanged yet." Shak.
5. Even; — used emphatically.
Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.
Bacon. Yet
(Yet) conj. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matt. vi. 29. Syn. — See However.
Yeve
(Yeve) v. i. To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yeven
(Yev"en) p. p. Given. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yew
(Yew) v. i. See Yaw.
