yond
[yond]
/yɒnd/
adverb, adjective
,
Archaic.
1.
yonder
.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
geond;
akin to
Dutch
ginds,
Gothic
jaind.
See
yon
British Dictionary definitions for
yond
yon
/
jɒn
/
determiner
1.
(
mainly Scot & Northern English
)
an archaic or dialect word for
that
yon man
(
as pronoun
):
yon's a fool
2.
variants of
yonder
Word Origin
Old English
geon;
related to Old Frisian
jen,
Old High German
jenēr,
Old Norse
enn,
Gothic
jains
Word Origin and History for
yond
Old English
geond
(adv., prep.) "beyond, yonder," related to
geon
(see
yon
).