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
   • 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 slow-swept dwellings.

3. up to, as far as
4. during

Adverb

ġeond

1. yonder
2. thither

Synonyms

• ġeon

Derived terms

• ġeondan (“beyond”)
• beġeondan
• framġeondan
• wiþġeondan
• ġeond-

Descendants

• English: yond, beyond, yonder