† nigh byadv.prep.adj.

Forms: see nigh adv. and by adv.

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

Etymology: < nigh adv. + by adv. or by prep.; compare West Frisian neiby , Middle Dutch nabi (Dutch nabij ). Compare nearby adv., prep., and adj.

Obsolete (archaic in later use).

A. adv.

1. Nearby, near at hand.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 6837 (MED) Faunus with Saba the goddesse..Werre in a place..Nyh by, which Bachus wode hihte.

1448 Will of Henry VI in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 378 The chirch of saint John..must be..wel and sufficientli made agayn in the ground in whiche the Prouost and scolers aboueseid nowe be logged or nygh by.

?1520 Hendred's Pylgrymage of Man Kynd xxiv. l. 22 Thenne oure capteyne..away dyd flye. In to a darke vale that was nygh by.

1526 Pylgrimage of Perfection (de Worde) f. 3 There is a place here nye by, there y^u shalt stande.

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xi. 147 Benjamin..posted himself nigh by.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans II. iii. 38 They found the scout awaiting their appearance nigh by.

2. Nearly, almost.

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 > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount)

nigh thana1200

on (also upon) the point ofc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

nigh hand1548

fast upon1583

nigh upon1632

near on (also upon)1651

nothing short of1838

nigh but1854

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 179 (MED) This stone of wicked custome ouerleithe men in alle degrees—not onely lered and lewed seculeres, but also religious nyh by in alle astates.

a1450 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 141 (MED) So was made a new brigge..of the lengthe or negh by and of the same mason werk as London brigge.

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 99 (MED) By þe same ordre þat y ordeyne þe signys in þe nexte doctrine aforn, so þou schalt haue here þe cure þat longiþ nyȝ by to þe same cause.

B. prep.

Near to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase]

nigh handlOE

of (also from, in) nigh?c1225

at the gate1340

near at handa1400

nearhanda1400

nigh at handa1400

nigh byc1460

nearbyc1480

on the doorstep1957

on the (or one's) doorstep1957

c1460 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Oseney Abbey (1907) 110 The thirde Acre..lieth by Bryctewelle nyȝgh be the way.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 244 They came & lodged them in the medow nygh by Lucembourgh.

?1557 Deceyte Women sig. I iii^v And for because that ye olde trotte stode so nygh by her: she gaue the yonge man no good answere nor yet no louynge token.

1850 E. G. Lewis Outlaw i. i. 4 I'll drop this file nigh by thy straw.

1894 T. D. English Select Poems 217 Do you mind of the cabin of logs..And the button-ball tree with its motley limbs, Which nigh by the doorstep stood?

C. adj.

Nearby. rare.

ΚΠ

1889 A. T. Pask Eyes of Thames 141 The waters of the nigh-by fountain would sound like gruesome whispers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nigh by
释义	† nigh byadv.prep.adj. Forms: see nigh adv. and by adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nigh adv., by adv., by prep. Etymology: < nigh adv. + by adv. or by prep.; compare West Frisian neiby , Middle Dutch nabi (Dutch nabij ). Compare nearby adv., prep., and adj. Obsolete (archaic in later use). A. adv. 1. Nearby, near at hand. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 6837 (MED) Faunus with Saba the goddesse..Werre in a place..Nyh by, which Bachus wode hihte. 1448 Will of Henry VI in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 378 The chirch of saint John..must be..wel and sufficientli made agayn in the ground in whiche the Prouost and scolers aboueseid nowe be logged or nygh by. ?1520 Hendred's Pylgrymage of Man Kynd xxiv. l. 22 Thenne oure capteyne..away dyd flye. In to a darke vale that was nygh by. 1526 Pylgrimage of Perfection (de Worde) f. 3 There is a place here nye by, there y^u shalt stande. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xi. 147 Benjamin..posted himself nigh by. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans II. iii. 38 They found the scout awaiting their appearance nigh by. 2. Nearly, almost. 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 > approximately (an amount) [phrase] > nearly (an amount) nigh thana1200 on (also upon) the point ofc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 nigh hand1548 fast upon1583 nigh upon1632 near on (also upon)1651 nothing short of1838 nigh but1854 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 179 (MED) This stone of wicked custome ouerleithe men in alle degrees—not onely lered and lewed seculeres, but also religious nyh by in alle astates. a1450 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 141 (MED) So was made a new brigge..of the lengthe or negh by and of the same mason werk as London brigge. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 99 (MED) By þe same ordre þat y ordeyne þe signys in þe nexte doctrine aforn, so þou schalt haue here þe cure þat longiþ nyȝ by to þe same cause. B. prep. Near to. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] nigh handlOE of (also from, in) nigh?c1225 at the gate1340 near at handa1400 nearhanda1400 nigh at handa1400 nigh byc1460 nearbyc1480 on the doorstep1957 on the (or one's) doorstep1957 c1460 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Oseney Abbey (1907) 110 The thirde Acre..lieth by Bryctewelle nyȝgh be the way. c1500 Melusine (1895) 244 They came & lodged them in the medow nygh by Lucembourgh. ?1557 Deceyte Women sig. I iii^v And for because that ye olde trotte stode so nygh by her: she gaue the yonge man no good answere nor yet no louynge token. 1850 E. G. Lewis Outlaw i. i. 4 I'll drop this file nigh by thy straw. 1894 T. D. English Select Poems 217 Do you mind of the cabin of logs..And the button-ball tree with its motley limbs, Which nigh by the doorstep stood? C. adj. Nearby. rare. ΚΠ 1889 A. T. Pask Eyes of Thames 141 The waters of the nigh-by fountain would sound like gruesome whispers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.prep.adj.a1393
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