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▪ I. † aˈnigh, v. Obs. rare—1.
In 6 annie.
[f. a- prefix 11 + nigh.]
To draw near, approach.
1594Carew Tasso Godfr. Bvlloigne (1881) 53 Tydings to beare, how now grey morne annies.
▪ II. anigh, adv. and prep.|əˈnaɪ|
[mod. f. nigh; app. intended as archaic by assoc. with down, adown, far, afar, etc. Cf. near, anear.]
A. adv. Nigh, near.
1868Morris Earth. Par. i. Prol. 33 Ah, what a meeting as she drew a-nigh. 1870Ibid. III. iv. 404 He came anigher to the sun. 1869Mrs. Whitney Hitherto xxxviii. 420 Worthy to dwell anigh.
B. prep. Nigh, near to.
1773Gentl. Mag. XLIII. 399 So chang'd!—I hate to go a-nigh the place. 1860Reade Cloist. & H. IV. 173 They must not come anigh a dying bed. 1870Morris Earth. Par. I. ii. 532 No dart was cast, nor any engine bent Anigh him. |