anigh
Americanpreposition
adverb
Etymology
Origin of anigh
Example Sentences
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No, lad, the fat’s in the fire this time, and, may be, I may better help some poor critter away from the place than anigh it.
From The White Squaw by Reid, Mayne
And he said not he, because the Police were too sharp by half, and would take for granted he would be afraid to go anigh the place again.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Old Barbara hobbled among the rest,— Wrinkled and bowed was she,— And she gave a cry, as she fared anigh, "At last he is come to me!"
From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene
But as he stood there, presently With smiling face she drew anigh, And on his face he felt her breath.
From The Earthly Paradise A Poem by Morris, William
The fact that "Uncle Elbert Rogers was down with pneumony, an' Louisianny thar without a soul anigh her" was enough to rouse sympathy and curiosity.
From Louisiana by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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