yon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
    yonder.
    • yonder valley
    • the hills yonder
    • what is yon place?
  2. adverb at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)
    yonder.
    • the house yonder
    • scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham

WordNet

Yon adjective
Etymology
OE. yon, on, AS. geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jenr, Icel. enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains. . Cf. Beyond, Yond, Yonder.
Definitions
  1. At a distance, but within view; yonder. Poetic
    Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.
    Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.
Yon adverb
Definitions
  1. Yonder. Obs. or Poetic
    But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.

Webster 1913