Yestreen (noun) (poetic) (Scottish)
yes-tree-n
Yesterday evening, last night.
Mainly poetic and mostly archaic now, yestreen describes last night, yesterday evening, in a single word. A variation of yestereven.
Example sentences
“Yestreen the wee man achieved his aim for the first time ever.”
“I hope you haven’t forgotten our telephone conversation of yestreen.”
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