YOND


Meaning of YOND in English

I. ˈyänd, ˈyȯnd, ˈyənd adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geond; akin to Gothic jaind to that place, Old English geon, adjective, yonder — more at yon

archaic : yonder

II. adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from yond, adverb

dialect Britain : yon

III. pronoun

Etymology: Middle English, from yond, adjective

Britain : that or those yonder

IV. preposition

Etymology: short for beyond (II)

archaic : beyond , past

V. adjective

Etymology: derived from yond (I) (through misunderstanding of the words a tygre yond in Ynde, actually meaning “a tiger yonder in India”, in line E1199 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales )

obsolete : raging

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