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