nighen

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To come near; approach. intransitive
    — [...] with so horrible countenance, that no man dare not nighen towards him.
  2. To bring near; appropriate. transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

nighens present,singular,third-person nighening participle,present nighened participle,past nighened past

词源

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