Definition/Bedeutung von nearhand

• English - Adjective: nearhand ( comparative more nearhand , superlative most nearhand ) Nearby .
• English - Adverb: nearhand ( comparative nearer hand , superlative nearest hand ) ( now dialectal ) Nearly . ( now dialectal ) Nearby .
• English - Preposition: nearhand ( now dialectal ) Nearby . 1862 , Margaret Maitland , Passages in the Life of , p . 247: And when I was nearhand the house , I met Menie , her daughter , and she told me that they had heard word from Sandy that morning [...]. 1926 , Catholic World , vol . 123, p . 199: You'll be always nearhand us in Tierneys' mill .
• English - Etymology: From Middle English nerehonde .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈnɪəhand/