yon or yond (jɒn, jɒnd) ![]() | |
| —determiner | |
| 1. | chiefly (Scot), (Northern English) |
| a. an archaic or dialect word for that : yon man | |
| b. (as pronoun): yon's a fool | |
| 2. | variants of yonder |
| [Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains] | |
| yond or yond | |
| —determiner | |
| [Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains] | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |