therenigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Near that (person, place, thing, etc.); near it

Pronunciation

/ˈðɛə.naɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-therenigh.wav /ˈðɛɚ.naɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-therenigh.wav

Word forms

therenigh

Etymology

From Middle English ther nygh, therny, þere-neiȝh, þerneȝ, þernegh, þare-neiȝ, from Old English þǣr nēah, equivalent to there + nigh. Cognate with West Frisian dêrnei (“thereafter”), Dutch daarna (“afterwards”), German danach (“afterwards, thereafter”).

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