English Explanatory Dictionary

fornigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Very near
  2. Very nearly; almost.

Word forms

fornigh more fornigh most fornigh

Etymology

From Middle English forneh, forneah, from Old English fornēah (“very nearly, almost, about”), equivalent to for- + nigh. Compare similarly formed German beinah, Dutch bijna, both meaning “almost”.

Related words

wellnigh
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