geond

See also: geond-

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġiend, ġend, ġind, ġiond, iond, iand, ġeand, eond

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jend-, *jand-, from Proto-Indo-European *i- (“a pronomial stem”). Akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳 (jaind, “thither”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jond/, /je͜ond/

Preposition

ġeond

  1. through, throughout (+accusative)
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, Metre 27, lines 22-25
      Dēaþ ēac swā same æfter mon-cynne, ġeond þisne middan ġeard, ēġeslīc hunta!
      Death also in like manner after mankind seeks, throughout this middle earth, terrific hunter!
  2. over
  3. up to, as far as
  4. during

Adverb

ġeond

  1. yonder
  2. thither

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: yond, beyond, yonder
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