Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nigh"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nigh \Nigh\, prep.
Near to; not remote or distant from. ``was not this nigh
shore?'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nigh \Nigh\, a. [Compar. {Nigher}; superl. {Nighest}, or
{Next}.] [OE. nigh, neigh, neih, AS. ne['a]h, n?h; akin to D.
na, adv., OS. n[=a]h, a., OHG. n[=a]h, G. nah, a., nach to,
after, Icel. n[=a] (in comp.) nigh, Goth. n?hw, n?hwa, adv.,
nigh. Cf. {Near}, {Neighbor}, {Next}.]
1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. --Prior.
2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.;
closely allied; intimate. ``Nigh kinsmen.'' --Knolles.
Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
--Eph. ii. 13.
Syn: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nigh \Nigh\, adv. [AS. ne['a]h, n?h. See {Nigh}, a.]
1. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of
events; near.
He was sick, nigh unto death. --Phil. ii.
27.
He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, Ere he
drew nigh, his radiant visage turned. --Milton.
2. Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nigh \Nigh\, v. t. & i.
To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] --Wyclif
(Matt. iii. 2).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nigh
adj 1: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one
on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or
nigh side" [syn: {near(a)}, {nigh(a)}]
2: near in space or time
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day
drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
they come near"; "getting near to the true
explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end
draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't
get too close to the fire" [syn: {near}, {close}]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as
in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used
informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
[syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but},
{nearly}, {near}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
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