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anigh

/əˈnai/

anigh adverb: nigh; near.

Adverb

anigh (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Nigh; near.
    • 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.1893, The Nineteenth Century and After: A Monthly Review, page 502

Preposition

anigh

  1. (archaic) Nigh; near.
    • Rest you quiet till I come; and may no foul creature come anigh you.1954, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

Forms of anigh

alternative form (obsolete)anighst

Origin of anigh

Inherited from Middle English aneh, equivalent to a- + nigh.

Questions about anigh

What does anigh mean?
Anigh means nigh; near.
What part of speech is anigh?
Anigh can be an adverb or a preposition.
How do you pronounce anigh?
Anigh is pronounced /əˈnai/.

Words near anigh in the dictionary

  1. anidulafungin
  2. anie
  3. Aniel
  4. Anieșul Mare
  5. anifrolumab
  6. anigh
  7. anighst
  8. anight
  9. anights
  10. anigif
  11. anigifs

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