geond

See also: geond-

Old English

Alternative forms

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
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
      winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
      hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
      as now walls are standing differently
      over this world, blown by wind,
      covered by frost, the snow-swept dwellings.
  3. up to, as far as
  4. during

Adverb

ġeond

  1. yonder
  2. thither

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Descendants

  • English: yond, beyond, yonder