nigh hand
/ˈnʌɪhand/(also nind, nynd) Now chiefly Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern and midlands )
adverb
1Near or close at hand; nearby.
2Almost, nearly.
- Formerly also with †upon..
preposition
Near, close to.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. From nigh preposition + hand.