yon

adv. Yonder. [ Obs. or Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But, first and chiefest, with thee bring
Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perhaps corrupted from Illinois micoupena, Chippewa makopin, the American lotus. ] (Bot.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea). [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ OE. yond, &yogh_;ond, &yogh_;eond, through, beyond, over, AS. geond, adv. & prep.; cf. Goth. jaind thither. √188. See Yon, a. ] Yonder. [ Obs. ] “Yond in the garden.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. AS. anda, onda, anger, andian to be angry. ] Furious; mad; angry; fierce. [ Obs. ] “Then wexeth wood and yond.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. yonder, &yogh_;onder; cf. OD. ginder, Goth. jaindr&unr_; there. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Yond, adv. ] At a distance, but within view. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon. “Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green.” Milton. “Yonder sea of light.” Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yonder men are too many for an embassage. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. yōni. ] (Hindu Myth.) The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam. [ 1913 Webster ]