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Webster 1913 Edition

Yon

Yon

(yŏn)
,
Adj.
[OE.
yon
,
ȝon
, AS.
geon
; akin to G.
jener
, OHG.
jenēr
, Icel.
enn
,
inn
; cf. Goth.
jains
. √188. Cf.
Beyond
,
Yond
,
Yonder
.]
At a distance, but within view; yonder.
[Poetic]
Read thy lot in
yon
celestial sign.
Milton.
Though fast
yon
shower be fleeting.
Keble.

Yon

,
adv.
Yonder.
[Obs. or Poetic]
But, first and chiefest, with thee bring
Him that
yon
soars on golden wing.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Yon

YON

, YOND, YONDER,
Adj.
[G.] Being at a distance within view.
Yonder men are too many for an embassy.
Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.
Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green.

YON

, YOND, YONDER,
adv.
At a distance within view. When we use this word, we often point the hand or direct the eye to the place or object.
First and chiefest, with thee bring him that yon soars on golden wing.
Yonder are two apple women scolding.

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