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Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jend-, *jand-, from Proto-Indo-European *i- (“a pronomial stem”). Akin to Dutch ginds, Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳 (jaind, “thither”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ġeond
- 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!
- over
- up to, as far as
- during
Adverb
ġeond
- yonder
- thither
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