Толковый словарь английского языка - nigh

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nēah; akin to Old High German nāh, adverb, ~, preposition, ~, after, Old Norse nā~ Date: before 12th century near in place, time, or relationship, nearly, almost, II. adjective Date: before 12th century close, near, direct, short, being on the left side , III. preposition Date: before 12th century near, IV. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to draw or come near to ; approach, intransitive verb to draw near