yon
Distant, but within sightDistant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.
UK/jɒn/US/jɑn/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, dialectal)Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.
He went to climb yon hill.
jener, jene, jenes
вон тотvon tot
Translations
6 languagesРусский
that thing, distant, but within sight:
Deutsch
that thing, distant, but within sight:
Origin
From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate withFrom Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with Dutch geen and German jener.
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