Anigh
//əˈnai// adv, prep
adv, prep ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Nigh; near. archaic, not-comparable
"The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh."
Preposition
- 1 Nigh; near. archaic
"Rest you quiet till I come; and may no foul creature come anigh you."
Example
More examples"The sun-flakes by multitudes lie, / Shed loose as the petals of roses discrowned / On the floors of the forest engilt and embrowned / And reddened afar and anigh."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aneh, equivalent to a- + nigh.
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