Emily Dickinson Lexicon

YON, adv. [or YOND, or YON'DER.]

At a distance within view. When we use this word, we often point the hand or direct the eye to the place or object. First and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. – Milton. Yonder are two apple-women scolding. – Arbuthnot.

YOND, a.

Mad; furious, or alienated in mind; that is, gone, wandering, and allied to the preceding. [Obs.] Spenser.

YORE, adv. [Sax. geara. It probably signifies past, gone, from the root of year.]

Long. [Obs.] – Spenser. Of yore, of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore. But Satan now is wiser than of yore. – Pope.

YOU, pron. [yu; Sax. eow, iu, iuch; G. euch; Arm. chuy; D. gu or yu, thou. You has been considered as in the plural only, and is so treated in the Saxon grammar. But from the Belgic dialect, it appears to be in the singular as well as the plural, and our universal popular usage, in applying it to a single person with a verb in the singular number, is correct. Yourself is in the singular number.]

1. The pronoun of the second person in the nominative or objective case. In familiar language, it is applied to an individual, as thou is in the solemn style. In the plural, it is used in the solemn style in the objective case. In vain you tell your parting lover, / You wish fair winds may waft him over. – Prior. He that despiseth you, despiseth me. – Luke x.
2. You is used, like on in French, for any one. This at a distance looks like a rock; but as you approach it, you see a little cabin.

YOUNG, a. [yung; Sax. iong, geong; G. jung; D. jong; Sw. and Dan. ung; Arm. yaouncq; W. ieuanc; Sans. yuwana; L. juvenis. Qu. Ch. Syr. Heb. and Sam. יגק, to suck, or Goth. yuggs, young. The Welsh makes the word a compound, and the origin is not evident.]

1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
2. Being in the first part of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
3. Ignorant; weak; or rather, having little experience. Come, elder brother, thou'rt too young in this. – Shak.

YOUNG, n.

The offspring of animals, either a single animal, or offspring collectively. The cow will take care of her young, as will the hen. Animals make provision for their young.

YOUNG'ER, a. [adjective comp. yunger.]

Not so old as another. A person of ninety years old is younger than one of a hundred, though certainly not a young man, nor in the first part of life.

YOUNG'EST, a. [adjective superl. yun'gest.]

Having the least age. There are three persons living, the youngest of whom is ninety years old.

YOUNG'ISH, a. [yung'ish.]

Somewhat young. – Tatler.

YOUNG'LING, n. [yung'ling; Sax. geongling.]

Any animal in the first part of life. – Dryden.

YOUNG'LY, adv. [yung'ly.]

1. Early in life. – Shak.
2. Ignorantly; weakly. [Little used.]

YOUNG'STER, n. [yung'ster.]

A young person; a lad; a colloquial word. – Shak.

YOUNGTH, n.

for Youth, is not in use. – Spenser.

YOUNK'ER, n.

Among seamen, a stripling in the service.

YOUR, a. [adjective pronominal and pronoun. pron. yure. from you; Sax. eower; G. euer.]

1. Belonging to you; equally applicable to both numbers; as, your father; your heart; your prince; your subjects.
2. It is used indefinitely. Your medalist and your critic are much nearer related than the world imagine. – Addison.
3. Yours is used as a substitute for a noun in the nominative or objective. This book is yours. I have no pen; give me yours. My sword and yours are kin. – Shak.

YOUR-SELF', pron. [plur. Yourselves. your and self.]

1. A word added to you, to express distinction emphatically between you and other persons. This work you must do yourself; or you yourself must do it; that is, you and no other person. Sometimes it is used without you. Allow obedience, if yourselves are old. – Shak.
2. It is used as the reciprocal pronoun. You love only yourself; you have brought this calamity on yourselves; be but yourselves.

YOUTH, n. [yūth; Sax. iuguth, iugoth, iogoth, geogath; Goth. yuggs: G. jugend; D. jougd.]

1. The part of life that succeeds to childhood. In a general sense, youth denotes the whole early part of life, from infancy to manhood; but it is not unusual to divide the stages of life into infancy, childhood, youth, and manhood. In this sense, the word can have no plural. Those who pass their youth in vice, are justly condemned to spend their age in folly. – Rambler.
2. A young man. In this sense it has a plural. Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. – Dryden.
3. A young person, male or female.
4. Young persons, collectively. It is fit to youth to read the best authors first. – B. Jonson.

YOUTH-FUL, a.

1. Young; as, two youthful knights. – Dryden.
2. Pertaining to the early part of life; as, youthful days; youthful age.
3. Suitable to the first part of life; as, youthful thoughts; youthful sports.
4. Fresh; vigorous; as in youth. – Bentley.

YOUTH-FUL-LY, adv.

In a youthful manner.

YOUTH-FUL-NESS, n.

Fullness of youth.

YOUTH-LY, a.

Young; early in life. [Obs.] – Spenser.

YOUTH-Y, a.

Young. [Bad and not used.] – Spectator.

Y-PIGHT, a.

Fixed, that is, pitched. [Obs.] Spenser.

YT'TRI-A, n. [so called from Ytterby, a quarry in Sweden.]

A metallic oxyd. It has the appearance of a fine white powder, without taste or smell. It is insoluble in water, and does not affect vegetable blues. It combines with acids and forms salts. Its metallic base is yttrium. It was discovered in 1794, by Professor Gadolin, in a mineral found at Ytterby. The metal of which it is an oxyd, was first obtained by Woehler, in 1828. – Cyc. Ure. Davy.

YT'TRI-OUS, a.

Pertaining to yttria; containing yttria; as, the yttrious oxyd of columbium. – Cleaveland.