in-byeadv.
/ɪnˈbʌɪ/, /ˈɪnbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈɪnbaɪ/, /ɪnˈbaɪ/, Scottish English /ɪnˈbaɪ/, /ˈɪnbaɪ/ Scottish and northern dialect.
a. In an inward direction; closer or further in towards the centre or interior of a house, farm, mine, etc.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adverb]
ineOE
inwardc1000
within1297
benward1572
ingate1590
inwards1598
in-bye1768
inside1866
the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > in the inner part of a building, farm, etc.
ineOE
withinc1275
withinside1598
in-bye1768
withinsides1891
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in inward direction or towards interior
upwarda1000
inwardc1000
upwards1513
inwards1598
withinward1611
inwardly1667
in-bye1768
inwith1768
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 59 That gate she hads, an' as she weer [= wore] in by Amo' the trees, a lass she do's espie.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Inby To gae inby, is to go from the door towards the fire.
1849 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham 31 Inbye, in the workings, or away from the shaft.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 6/3 The passage is rather low, and we had to ride ‘inby’ [in a coal-mine].
b. attributive as inbye fields (on a farm), inbye servant, inbye worker, etc. Also used absol. or as n.
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1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 227 Gie up your crooning, or I'll pit you to an in-by place.
1894 J. Cunningham Broomieburn vi. 88 The inbye hand, Jock, would emerge from his bed in the stable-loft.
1918 Border Standard 18 May 2 Louping-ill or trembling is proving very destructive amongst in-by or park lambs.
1940 Geogr. Jrnl. 96 108 Parallel galleries also served as inbye and outbye roads.
1958 Rep. Royal Comm. Common Land 1955–8 (Cmnd. 462) 274 In-by land. The term is widely used in the North of England and derives from the Scandinavian word (by) for a farm. Hence it means the fenced-in land nearest the homestead.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 26 Jan. 56/1 Glanilyn Farm,..which has some 140 acres of in-bye... It was wasteful to use in-bye land.
1961 Guardian 18 Dec. 6/4 A large part of the 84 acres will be able to support pasture and contribute to the in-bye in the valley.
1971 Country Life 20 May 1259/1 Ewes and lambs on in-bye land at Lartington in Yorkshire.
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