Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nighen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nighen
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come near; approach.

Intransitive verb

verb

To bring near; appropriate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[...] with so horrible countenance, that no man dare not nighen towards him."
"If you take an apple from the table you (1) reach forth the hand to it, (2) you close your fingers on it, (3) you nighen or bring back your hand with it."

Etymology

From Middle English neiȝnen, equivalent to nigh + -en. Cognate with German nähnen.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: neiȝnen
Suffix: nigh

Usage

Inflected Forms

nighens (present, singular) nighening (participle, present) nighened (participle, past) nighened (past)

Questions

What does nighen mean?: To come near; approach.
Where does nighen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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