Obs. exc. dial. Forms: α. 3 yeonde, Orm. ȝonnd, 3–4 (6 Sc.) ȝond, 4 ȝonde, ȝund, yend, 5–6 yonde, (6 ȝound, 7 yon’d, yond’, yound’), 4– yond. [adj. use of YOND adv., after YON a. Cf. EFris. juntî, MLG. gint, Du. gindsch.
The 17th-cent. spelling of the word with an apostrophe (yond’) indicates that it was regarded as short for yonder.]
A. adj.
† 1. Qualifying half, side, or the like (with or without the preceding): The farther, the more distant, ‘the other.’ Obs.
c. 1200. Ormin, 10588. Þatt an wass o ȝonnd hallf þe flumm & o þiss hallf þatt oþerr.
1340. Ayenb., 256. Þis waye ne ssel hongi of þis half ne of yend half, ariȝthalf ne alefthalf.
13[?]. Ball. on Scotish Wars, 91 (Ritson). On yonde-alf Humbre.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, XVII. 191. Nane that wes that tyme wonand On ȝond half Tweid durst weill apeir.
1495. Trevisa’s Barth. De P. R., XV. lxxxii. (W. de W.), H iij. The next party therof beerith corne…. The yonde [Bodl. MS. ȝendre] party toward Mundia is ocupied wt beestis.
1553. Douglas, Æneis, VI. v. 166. Vncallit on the ȝound bray wald thou be?
1561. Reg. Privy Council Scot., I. 194. Beneficit men on the yond syde of the Month [sc. Grampians].
1596. Dalrymple, trans. Leslie’s Hist. Scot. (S.T.S.), II. 122. To this end Andro Bartayne saylet with a multitud of marineris to the ȝond syd.
1623. Webster, Duchess Malfi, V. iii. To yond side o’ th’ riuer lies a wall.
2. = YON a. 1.
Rarely preceded by the, as in quot. c. 1380 (cf. YONDER a. 1 b).
a. 1300. Cursor M., 8743. Me think sua, if yee rede, Þe child be nawight don to ded, Bot be be yoldon to yond wijf.
c. 1330. Arth. & Merl., 5862. Ȝond men ledeþ Leodegan Ybounden toward king Rion.
c. 1380. Sir Ferumb., 5367. Fro þe ȝond pauyllons prykeþ a knyȝt.
c. 1400. Destr. Troy, 3160. And prise of þis prouynse are in yond proude yle.
c. 1500. Melusine, 70. Lepe on horsbak and ryde on your way to mete yonde straungers.
1583. Golding, Calvin on Deut. iv. 5. In a Countrie where there is a Prince, euerie man may well say, yondsame is the king, yondsame is the Prince.
1602. Shaks., Ham., I. i. 36. When yond same Starre that’s Westward from the Pole Had made his course.
a. 1616. Beaum. & Fl., Bonduca, III. iii. The Roman is advanc’d from yound’ hils brow.
1641. Brome, Joviall Crew, II. But do you see yon’d Fellow?
1672. Dryden, Assignation, II. ii. There’s the Wall: Behind yond’ Pane of it we’ll set up the Ladder.
1708. Brit. Apollo, No. 67. 3/2. Yond Azure Roof.
1886. Brierley, Cast upon World, xiv. I’d rayther live at yond farmhouse than here.
B. pron. (the adj. used absol.) = YON pron.
In early use preceded by the.
a. 1250. Owl & Night., 119. Iwis hit was ure oȝe broþer Þe zond [Jesus MS. Þat yeonde] þat haved þat grete heued.
c. 1350. Will. Palerne, 3052. Þe ȝond is þat semly and his selue make.
c. 1520. Skelton, Magnyf., 780. Who is yonde that for the dothe call?
1601. Shaks., All’s Well, III. v. 85. Yonds that same knaue That leades him to these places.
1623. Webster, Duchess Malfi, V. iii. Yond’s the Cardinall’s window.
1886. Brierley, Cast upon World, ii. Come, Tummy, let’s goo,… I conno abide t’ yer yond.
