yestermorn

Etymology

From yester- + morn.

Why this word is great

YESTERMORN — [Adverb, Noun] During the morning of yesterday; the morning of yesterday. From yester- (prefix meaning "of yesterday") + morn ("morning"). Unlike "yesternoon" (a clumsy hybrid) or "yesterdawn" (a redundant spark), "yestermorn" carries the crisp, dew-laden weight of a bygone hour. It is the slant of sunlight through half-drawn curtains, the taste of bitter coffee cooling in a chipped cup, the faint imprint of a dream still clinging to the edges of waking—a word for those who measure time in lost moments rather than minutes.

adv

  1. During the morning of yesterday; yesterday morning.“But yeſter-morn, whoſe houſe was ſo great, ſo flouriſhing as Manfred's?”

noun

  1. The morning of yesterday.“The sad accident at Lyme was soon the prevailing topic; and on comparing their latest accounts of the invalid, it appeared that each lady dated her intelligence from the same hour of yester morn, […]”