fornigh

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fornigh

/vɑː.naɪ/ Northumbria

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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 more fornigh · most fornigh

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

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@misc{fornigh_2026,
  title = {fornigh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fornigh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}