Middle English Dictionary Entry
anīgh adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | anīgh adv. Also aneh, anyhe. |
| Etymology | For form cp. afer afar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. nigh.
1.
Nearby, near.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4239 : Dunwales men sloȝen al þat heo aneh comen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)20277 : Heo sloȝen, heo nomen al þat heo aneh [Otho: neh] comen.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Jer.23.23 : Wenest thou, whether a Lord fro anyȝ [WB(2): God of niȝ] Y am..and not God fro afer?
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.22/15 : We haue hym at home, anyhe by vs, glorified.