Also spelled a-nigh
adv
prep
Freq #1176795
Meanings
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1
adv
archaic or dialectal: near or close by
The storm drew anigh before the travelers found shelter.
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2
prep
archaic or dialectal: near to
The frightened animal would not let anyone come anigh it.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aneh and formed from a- + nigh. It once functioned as an ordinary adverb and preposition meaning near, but is now chiefly archaic or dialectal.