anigh
Americanpreposition
adverb
Etymology
Origin of anigh
Example Sentences
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So far dissension ruled the pair, Each turned on each a frowning air, When flickering from the bank anigh, A flight of martens met their eye.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Fends 'em off an 'fends 'em off, an' 'Don't ye come anigh me,' she sez.
From Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard
It would be easy to obey that prayer, she thought bitterly, for never more would happiness come anigh her.
From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank
If Bill Jones’s dawg comes anigh, let go at him.”
From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville
But the beggar's not been anigh the Court since.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
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