Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated, dialectal, not comparable)Yonder.

More definitions
  • at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (‘yon’ is archaic and dialectal)

Origin

From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with

From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with Dutch geen and German jener.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (‘yon’ is archaic and dialectal):yonder

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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