yon

[ yon ]
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adjective, adverb
pronoun
  1. that or those yonder.

Origin of yon

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn “the,” Gothic jains “that”

Words that may be confused with yon

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How to use yon in a sentence

  • I lock the door and put the key in me pocket, for I's bin up the hill yonner cuttin' peat sin seven o'clock this mornin'.

    His Big Opportunity | Amy Le Feuvre
  • But whatever aileth you, Miss Rema, and what can 'e see in the distance yonner?

    Erema | R. D. Blackmore
  • It's deep midnight here, and an hour or so beyond it, and they'll be over their punchbowls, yonner.

  • Yonner be a boat coomin' down wi' two chaps in 't: some o' them spickspan city gents!

    Gwen Wynn | Mayne Reid
  • Yonner be he, young sahib,” answered Ossaroo, pointing towards the precipice; “yonner sitee he—ober da rock.

    The Cliff Climbers | Captain Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for yon

yon

yond (jɒnd)

/ (jɒn) /


determiner
  1. mainly Scot and Northern English

    • an archaic or dialect word for that yon man

    • (as pronoun): yon's a fool

  2. variants of yonder

Origin of yon

1
Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains

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Other Idioms and Phrases with yon

yon

see hither and thither (yon).

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