What does nighen mean?
Nighen means (intransitive) To come near; approach..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive) To come near; approach..
[...] 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.
Use nighen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nighen means (intransitive) To come near; approach..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[...] with so horrible countenance, that no man dare not nighen towards him.
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