ayont

adverb, preposition

Scot beyond

Nearby words

Word Origin for ayont

a, from Old English an on + yont yon

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Examples from the Web for ayont

Yir mother's bearin' her sorrow all alane in Ettrick and her laddie'll bear it ayont the ocean.
St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles
Geordie, yons our ain Barny, I ken by auld Helps motions; but wha she is that hes bringing wi him, is ayont my comprehension.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg
She followed the steps of the night, on its pathway of stars, far into the "wee sma' hours ayont the twal'."
Shirley|Charlotte Bront
“Ayont the hoose there,” replied Peter, who was crouching behind a tree-stump.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne

In front of a tavern, ayont yonder, a horse was whinneying as I came up.
The Road to Paris|Robert Neilson Stephens