fornigh

English

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”.

Adverb

fornigh (comparative more fornigh, superlative most fornigh)

  1. (dialectal) Very near
  2. (dialectal, of time) Very nearly; almost.
    It'll be fornigh ten 'ear sin then'
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