wiþgeondan

wiþgeondan
prep w.d. beyond

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • geondan — prep w.a. beyond …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • beyond — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English begeondan, from be + geondan beyond, from geond yond more at yond Date: before 12th century 1. on or to the farther side ; farther 2. in addition ; besides II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • beyond — be|yond1 W1S2 [bıˈjɔnd US ˈja:nd] prep, adv [: Old English; Origin: begeondan, from geondan beyond , from geond; YONDER] 1.) on or to the further side of something ▪ They crossed the mountains and headed for the valleys beyond. ▪ Beyond the river …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • beyond — [OE] Beyond is a lexicalization of the Old English phrase be geondan ‘from the farther side’. The second element comes from a prehistoric Germanic *jandana, formed on a base *jan which also gave English the now largely dialectal yon [OE] and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • beyond — preposition & adverb 1》 at or to the further side of.     ↘more extensive or extreme than. 2》 happening or continuing after. 3》 having reached or progressed further than (a specified level or amount). 4》 to or in a degree where a specified action …   English new terms dictionary

  • beyond — /biˈjɒnd/ (say bee yond) preposition 1. on or to the farther side of: beyond the house. 2. farther on than; more distant than: beyond the horizon. 3. later than: they stayed beyond the time limit. 4. outside the understanding, limits, or reach… …  

  • beyond — [OE] Beyond is a lexicalization of the Old English phrase be geondan ‘from the farther side’. The second element comes from a prehistoric Germanic *jandana, formed on a base *jan which also gave English the now largely dialectal yon [OE] and… …   Word origins

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