yon

[ yon ]
/ yɒn /
Older Use.

adjective, adverb

pronoun

that or those yonder.

Origin of yon

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

hence hither thence thither whence whither yon (see usage note at whence) yawn yon

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British Dictionary definitions for yon

yon

yond (jɒnd)

/ (jɒn) /

determiner

mainly Scot and Northern English
  1. an archaic or dialect word for that yon man
  2. (as pronoun)yon's a fool
variants of yonder

Word Origin for yon

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

Idioms and Phrases with yon

yon

see hither and thither (yon).