Yond
[jɔnd]
Definition
(a.) Furious; mad; angry; fierce.
(a.) Yonder.
Editor: Theresa
Definition
adj. (Spens.) furious mad—apparently a mere coinage from the foregoing.
Editor: Timmy
Examples
- The labourer pointed out the direction, and added, Do you see that furze-cutter, ma'am, going up that footpath yond? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- If you were, miss, he replied, in a week's time you would think no more of Wildeve than of one of those he'th-croppers that we see yond. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He has a cold, unfeeling heart, yond' Moore. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Every species of animals naturally multiplies in proportion to the means of their subsistence, and no species can ever multiply be yond it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If I were ordered to do his job--and he desarves it--I'd try yond' long window; it opens to the dining-room. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Yond' brother Robert of yours seems to me to be either a fool or a madman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Timmy