adv
Meaning 1
Very near
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
fornigh
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adv
Meaning 2
Very nearly; almost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
Examples
- It'll be fornigh ten 'ear sin then'
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History
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”.