An infrequent suffix derived from OE; it appears in two verbs, yondbreden and yondfaren, and has the meanings ‘across’, ‘through’, ‘over’. …

To go beyond (limits), extend over. …

To journey through (a country or city); travel across (heaven), traverse;—used in fig. context. …

(a) A person in the early stage of childhood, youth, adolescence, or adulthood, a young person; the yong waxen, one who is in adolescence (b) Coll. those who are in the early stage of childhood,……

(a) A going, walking; a journey; also, a course [quot. c1275, last]; yong hethen, death; five (twenti) daies yong, five (twenty) days’ journey; also, in adv. construction: fele daies yong, for many……

Of a person: (a) at an immature stage of development; in the period of childhood, youth, or adolescence; also, fig. innocent; also, in the early period of adulthood; yong man, q.v.; yong of (in) age……

(a) Of a person: to travel on foot, walk, go; comen yongen, arrive; also, come (to sb.); (b) of water, wind: to circulate rapidly, swirl around; ben iȝeongeð, of the sea: ebb. …

(a) Of a person, a snake: having the characteristics of youth, youthful; of the face: youthful in appearance; yongli of yeres, not far advanced in age, young; maken yongli (b) fresh, vigorous; also,……

(a) A young man or woman; specif. a young male soldier, warrior, etc.; ?also, coll. a band of youths [quot. c1400, vr.] (b) in vocative use; also used disparagingly [1st quot.]; (c) a child,……

(a) A man who is young, young man; an adolescent;—often contrasted with olde man; also in proverbs and prov. expressions (b) a man, usu. young, serving as an attendant upon a person of higher rank;……

(a) At a time long past, long ago, of old; biforen yore (b) earlier, previously; formerly; also, by now [quot. a1375]; yore while, recently, a short time ago; (c) for a long time now; for some time……

(a) In combs. referring to the city, county, or ecclesiastical see of York: York (yorkes) cite, York toun; York (yorkes) lond; York minster, York Minster; York peni, a type of bronze coin minted at……

As direct obj. with plural referent: you: (a) addressed to more than one person or reification (b) with indef. pron. or adj. or num.: you alle, alle…you; you bothe; you ech on; you thre; (c)……

Your;—modifying a noun denoting something in the charge, control, or possession of the person(s addressed, or something rhetorically assigned to the person(s addressed as something to be dealt with……

Emphatic plural 2nd person pron. used as an appositive to the subj. of a clause: yourselves. …

(a) The time of life between childhood and adulthood, adolescence; also, fig. a young life [quot. a1420]; also, the entire period before the attainment of maturity; ful) waxinge youth, waxede youth……

(a) The time of youth, adolescence; also, infancy; (b) the state of being young, youthfulness; also person.; welle of youthhede, the fountain of youth. …

The time of youth, adolescence. …

Of old, formerly; nou yu [see nuȝȝu adv.]. …

A deceit, deception. …