Old English Dictionary Entry

Geostra

Part of speech: giestra [estra, Ps. Spl. 89, 4] gystra, gyrsta; Related words: Cl. and Vig. Dict. gær:

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1 geostra

adj. Of yesterday; hesternus :-- 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. [Laym. ȝerstendæi (o, u): Goth. gistra dagis to-morrow, with which meaning the Icel. i gör occurs, O. H. Ger. gestre, gesteren heri; gestren hesternum: Ger. gestern: Lat. heri, hesternus.] geostra

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᛋᛏᚱᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
Icel.: Icelandic
Lat.: Latin
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Beo.: Beowulf
Exon.: Exeter Book
Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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