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Wester vs Yester - What's the difference?

wester | yester |

As nouns the difference between wester and yester

is that wester is a strong westerly wind while yester is (archaic) yesterday.

As a verb wester

is to move towards the west.

As an adverb yester is

(archaic) yesterday.

As an adjective yester is

(archaic) last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

wester

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong westerly wind.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move towards the west
  • *
  • * 1936 , , More Poems , XI, line 1-2
    • The rainy Pleiads wester ,
    Orion plunges prone,

    Derived terms

    * westering

    Usage notes

    *Used especially of heavenly bodies

    yester

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from yester) * yesterday * yestereve * yester-hour * yester-minute * yestermonth * yestermorn * yesternight * yesternoon * yesterweek * yesteryear