well-nighadv.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈnʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈnaɪ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and nigh adv., adj., and n.; also early Middle English wel nehic (perhaps transmission error), Middle English wel nier (comparative), late Middle English whel nyghg (perhaps transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., nigh adv.

Etymology: < well adv. + nigh adv.With the Middle English comparative form wel nier in the following quot. (in sense ‘more closely’) compare near adv.¹ and later well-near adv.:1340 Ayenbite (1866) 261 Hi uolȝeþ al hare uader wel nier þanne eni oþer.

Very nearly; almost wholly or entirely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. iii. 106 Is wel neah in middre þære miclan cirican [L. in medio pene sui] wigbed geseted.

OE Restoration of Sandwich to Christ Church (Sawyer 1467) in A. J. Robertson Anglo-Saxon Charters (1956) 174 Harold king let beridan Sandwic of Cristes cyrcean him sylfan to handa & hæfde hit him wel neh twelf monað & twegen hæringc timan.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Domitian A.viii) anno 999 Ða Deniscan..ridon swa wide swa hi woldon & fardydon welneah eall west Cent.

?a1160 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1132 Henri abbot..uureide þe muneces of Burch to þe king.., sua ðat te king was welneh bepaht.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 33 Hie forwundeden him welneih to deaðe.

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 44 Hire horte was so gret, Þat welneȝ hire fnast at schet.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 281 Wel nyh alle his lyf tyme.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 7 Weelnyȝ thoruȝ al the chapiter, Poul meeneth that Cristen bileeuers ouȝten not recche of wisdom.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 539 (MED) Of werke well ne I wede.

1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man iv. f. 53^v Thou haste well reuiued my remembrance, which was wel nygh oppressed with the abundance of mater.

1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession P j There was alreadie a whole yeare and a halfe welnie paste.

a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) iii. ii. 2 Tis now welnigh morning.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 34 I had wel-nigh forgotten the distance.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 240 There was first the horrible Colbrand, running with his long Legs, well nigh two Yards at a Stride.

1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett I. iii. 6 The blow which killed a son had well nigh killed a father also.

1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) II. 263 Though before they were well-nigh beggars.

1896 Law Times 100 489/2 Suspicion pointed strongly, well-nigh overwhelmingly against the prisoner.

1920 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 144 The amiable and wellnigh faultless hero.

1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! vi. 74 Every time I looked up, its brilliance well-nigh blinded me.

2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 11 July 11 Sunday night, late, and Portobello promenade is well-nigh deserted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-nigh
释义	well-nighadv. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈnʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈnaɪ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and nigh adv., adj., and n.; also early Middle English wel nehic (perhaps transmission error), Middle English wel nier (comparative), late Middle English whel nyghg (perhaps transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., nigh adv. Etymology: < well adv. + nigh adv.With the Middle English comparative form wel nier in the following quot. (in sense ‘more closely’) compare near adv.¹ and later well-near adv.:1340 Ayenbite (1866) 261 Hi uolȝeþ al hare uader wel nier þanne eni oþer. Very nearly; almost wholly or entirely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. iii. 106 Is wel neah in middre þære miclan cirican [L. in medio pene sui] wigbed geseted. OE Restoration of Sandwich to Christ Church (Sawyer 1467) in A. J. Robertson Anglo-Saxon Charters (1956) 174 Harold king let beridan Sandwic of Cristes cyrcean him sylfan to handa & hæfde hit him wel neh twelf monað & twegen hæringc timan. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Domitian A.viii) anno 999 Ða Deniscan..ridon swa wide swa hi woldon & fardydon welneah eall west Cent. ?a1160 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) (Peterborough contin.) anno 1132 Henri abbot..uureide þe muneces of Burch to þe king.., sua ðat te king was welneh bepaht. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 33 Hie forwundeden him welneih to deaðe. c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 44 Hire horte was so gret, Þat welneȝ hire fnast at schet. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 281 Wel nyh alle his lyf tyme. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 7 Weelnyȝ thoruȝ al the chapiter, Poul meeneth that Cristen bileeuers ouȝten not recche of wisdom. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 539 (MED) Of werke well ne I wede. 1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man iv. f. 53^v Thou haste well reuiued my remembrance, which was wel nygh oppressed with the abundance of mater. 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession P j There was alreadie a whole yeare and a halfe welnie paste. a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) iii. ii. 2 Tis now welnigh morning. View more context for this quotation a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 34 I had wel-nigh forgotten the distance. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 240 There was first the horrible Colbrand, running with his long Legs, well nigh two Yards at a Stride. 1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett I. iii. 6 The blow which killed a son had well nigh killed a father also. 1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) II. 263 Though before they were well-nigh beggars. 1896 Law Times 100 489/2 Suspicion pointed strongly, well-nigh overwhelmingly against the prisoner. 1920 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 144 The amiable and wellnigh faultless hero. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! vi. 74 Every time I looked up, its brilliance well-nigh blinded me. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 11 July 11 Sunday night, late, and Portobello promenade is well-nigh deserted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.eOE
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