thonpron.²adj.

Brit.

/ðɒn/, U.S.

/ðɑn/

Etymology: apparently a comparatively recent alteration of yon, the initial consonant being assimilated to this and that. (A suggestion that it arose from misreading the written y as the compendious form of th, as in y^e, yis, yat, yem, yairof, etc., is, in view of the wide popular diffusion of thon and thonder, inadequate.)

dialect.

= yon adj. and pron.: the demonstrative pronoun and adjective, pointing to something more remote in place or time than that: = Latin ille, Spanish aquello. Used in Scotland, Ulster, and the four northern English counties. Written examples not found before 1800; apparently not in Ramsay nor in Burns.

ΚΠ

1804 W. Tarras Poems 96 (Jam.) Leuk down the gate, what squabble's thon, That ca's the thrang's attention?

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Thone, yonder, yon.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. ii. 18 ‘Hooss!’ repeated the driver; ‘ca’ ye thon a hoose? thon's gude Glenfern Castle.’

1886 R. L. Stevenson Lett. (1901) II. viii. 39 Strange conduc' o' thon man Rankeillor.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xii. 136 I'll no forget thon of the cinnamon water.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) Whe's thon? Whe's thon chep? De ye see thon hoose ower there?

1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. from Scotland (Aberdeen to Roxb.) Ulster, Northumberland, Durham.]

Derivatives

Used in Scotland, Ulster, England from north border to Hereford, Leicester, East Anglia.

thonder adv. and adj.

/ˈðɒndə(r)/ (dialect also thaander, thander, thender, thinder) = yonder adv., adj., pron., and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > more distant > more distant side or part

yondc1175

yondera1387

farc1400

the yon1700

ulterior1721

thondera1825

thither1830

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > on the more distant side or beyond > that is yonder

yondera1300

yondc1300

yona1500

thondera1825

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Thinder, adv., v. Yinder.

c1847 [Common in Roxburghsh.] Thonder adv.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 336 He lives over thender.

1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 441 Then at last, aw heard her say, O! thonder is the Gardens.

1876 T. M. Bound Hereford. & Shropshire Provinc. (E.D.D.) Thander one is the man.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Introd. 50 Yander, thander, adj.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Yonder has the forms yon·dŭr, yaan·dŭr, and dhon·dŭr.

1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 168 (Sc.) I didna mak verra muckle o' the fairming up-bye thonder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† thonadv.pron.¹

Forms: Old English þan, Old English ðan, Old English–early Middle English ðon, Old English–Middle English þon.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: the pron.²

Etymology: Originally (in Old English) specific uses of the neuter instrumental case of the demonstrative pronoun se , sēo , þæt (see the adj., pron.², and n.¹). Compare thy adv., the adv. With use as pronoun (in combination with a preposition) compare thy pron. In Middle English in this use partly merged with the reflex of the neuter dative case (see than pron.). Compare also for-thon conj.Perhaps compare the first element of Gothic þana-mais still, further, yet, þana-seiþs more, longer. The origin and relationship of the Old English instrumental forms þon , þȳ (see thy adv. and pron.), and the fossilized þē̆ (see the adv.) are uncertain and disputed; for conflicting suggestions see A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §709, R. M. Hogg & R. D. Fulk Gram. Old Eng. (2011) II. §5.7, D. Ringe & A. Taylor Devel. Old Eng. (2014) 389–90.

Obsolete.

A. adv.

Used with a following comparative adjective or adverb to emphasize the effect of circumstances indicated by the context. Cf. thy adv. 2. nought thon less: nonetheless.

ΚΠ

eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) v. xiii. 424 Oðer [dæl] wes nohte þon læs unaarefndlice cele hægles & snawes.

OE Vercelli Homilies (1992) vii. 137 Nis sio oferfyll þon betere þe se hunger.

lOE Distichs of Cato (Trin. Cambr.) lxx, in Anglia (1972) 90 14 Forðon hira nauðer ne mæg bion æltewe buton oðrum, ðon ma ðe wæt mæg bion butan drygum.

B. pron.¹

In combination with a preposition. by thon: by that, thereby, concerning that. ere thon: before that. under thon: meanwhile. See also for-thon conj.

ΚΠ

OE Phoenix 379 Forgeaf him se meahta moncynnes fruma þæt he swa wrætlice weorþan sceolde eft þæt ilce þæt he ær þon wæs.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3207 (MED) Þa huld he ane stunde his lond mid isunde, inn griðe and inne friðe and freo-liche on folke; Wnder þon hær com tidinde salcuð to londe.

?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) l. 65 Sunne ne foundest þou neuer non In me as in anoþer mon; Þou miȝt wel witen þe bi þon [c1330 Auch. for þan] Þat ich more þen ani mon.

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 556 (MED) Hose þis forbysene con, He may openliche iseo bi þon Þat al þis ilke tokenynge Is Godes insiht.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thon
释义	thonpron.²adj. Brit. /ðɒn/, U.S. /ðɑn/ Etymology: apparently a comparatively recent alteration of yon, the initial consonant being assimilated to this and that. (A suggestion that it arose from misreading the written y as the compendious form of th, as in y^e, yis, yat, yem, yairof, etc., is, in view of the wide popular diffusion of thon and thonder, inadequate.) dialect. = yon adj. and pron.: the demonstrative pronoun and adjective, pointing to something more remote in place or time than that: = Latin ille, Spanish aquello. Used in Scotland, Ulster, and the four northern English counties. Written examples not found before 1800; apparently not in Ramsay nor in Burns. ΚΠ 1804 W. Tarras Poems 96 (Jam.) Leuk down the gate, what squabble's thon, That ca's the thrang's attention? 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Thone, yonder, yon. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. ii. 18 ‘Hooss!’ repeated the driver; ‘ca’ ye thon a hoose? thon's gude Glenfern Castle.’ 1886 R. L. Stevenson Lett. (1901) II. viii. 39 Strange conduc' o' thon man Rankeillor. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xii. 136 I'll no forget thon of the cinnamon water. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) Whe's thon? Whe's thon chep? De ye see thon hoose ower there? 1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. from Scotland (Aberdeen to Roxb.) Ulster, Northumberland, Durham.] Derivatives Used in Scotland, Ulster, England from north border to Hereford, Leicester, East Anglia. thonder adv. and adj. /ˈðɒndə(r)/ (dialect also thaander, thander, thender, thinder) = yonder adv., adj., pron., and n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > more distant > more distant side or part yondc1175 yondera1387 farc1400 the yon1700 ulterior1721 thondera1825 thither1830 the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > on the more distant side or beyond > that is yonder yondera1300 yondc1300 yona1500 thondera1825 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Thinder, adv., v. Yinder. c1847 [Common in Roxburghsh.] Thonder adv. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 336 He lives over thender. 1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 441 Then at last, aw heard her say, O! thonder is the Gardens. 1876 T. M. Bound Hereford. & Shropshire Provinc. (E.D.D.) Thander one is the man. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Introd. 50 Yander, thander, adj. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Yonder has the forms yon·dŭr, yaan·dŭr, and dhon·dŭr. 1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 168 (Sc.) I didna mak verra muckle o' the fairming up-bye thonder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † thonadv.pron.¹ Forms: Old English þan, Old English ðan, Old English–early Middle English ðon, Old English–Middle English þon. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: the pron.² Etymology: Originally (in Old English) specific uses of the neuter instrumental case of the demonstrative pronoun se , sēo , þæt (see the adj., pron.², and n.¹). Compare thy adv., the adv. With use as pronoun (in combination with a preposition) compare thy pron. In Middle English in this use partly merged with the reflex of the neuter dative case (see than pron.). Compare also for-thon conj.Perhaps compare the first element of Gothic þana-mais still, further, yet, þana-seiþs more, longer. The origin and relationship of the Old English instrumental forms þon , þȳ (see thy adv. and pron.), and the fossilized þē̆ (see the adv.) are uncertain and disputed; for conflicting suggestions see A. Campbell Old Eng. Gram. (1959) §709, R. M. Hogg & R. D. Fulk Gram. Old Eng. (2011) II. §5.7, D. Ringe & A. Taylor Devel. Old Eng. (2014) 389–90. Obsolete. A. adv. Used with a following comparative adjective or adverb to emphasize the effect of circumstances indicated by the context. Cf. thy adv. 2. nought thon less: nonetheless. ΚΠ eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) v. xiii. 424 Oðer [dæl] wes nohte þon læs unaarefndlice cele hægles & snawes. OE Vercelli Homilies (1992) vii. 137 Nis sio oferfyll þon betere þe se hunger. lOE Distichs of Cato (Trin. Cambr.) lxx, in Anglia (1972) 90 14 Forðon hira nauðer ne mæg bion æltewe buton oðrum, ðon ma ðe wæt mæg bion butan drygum. B. pron.¹ In combination with a preposition. by thon: by that, thereby, concerning that. ere thon: before that. under thon: meanwhile. See also for-thon conj. ΚΠ OE Phoenix 379 Forgeaf him se meahta moncynnes fruma þæt he swa wrætlice weorþan sceolde eft þæt ilce þæt he ær þon wæs. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3207 (MED) Þa huld he ane stunde his lond mid isunde, inn griðe and inne friðe and freo-liche on folke; Wnder þon hær com tidinde salcuð to londe. ?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) l. 65 Sunne ne foundest þou neuer non In me as in anoþer mon; Þou miȝt wel witen þe bi þon [c1330 Auch. for þan] Þat ich more þen ani mon. c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 556 (MED) Hose þis forbysene con, He may openliche iseo bi þon Þat al þis ilke tokenynge Is Godes insiht. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -thonsuffix < pron.²adj.1804adv.pron.¹eOE see also
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thonpron.2adj.

Derivatives

† thonadv.pron.1

> see also

thonpron.²adj.

† thonadv.pron.¹