fornigh

== 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. ==== Related terms ==== wellnigh