Nighen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Nighen is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come near; approach.
Meaning
(intransitive) To come near; approach.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To bring near; appropriate.
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.
Word Forms
- nighens
- nighening
- nighened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nigh, near, approach, approximate, touch, appropinquate.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.